What Approach Did Bibb Latané and John Darley Take to Explore

question 67

Multiple Choice

What approach did Bibb Latané and John Darley take to explore the circumstances under which people will or will not help in emergencies?

• A)recreating emergency situations in the downtown section of a major city.
• B)interviewing people who had been involved in emergencies and natural disasters.
• C)talking with emergency personnel including police officers and firefighters.
• D)creating a laboratory analogue of an emergency situation.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation of the change in total cost that arises when the quantity produced changes by one unit.

Average Variable Cost Curve

A graph that shows how the average variable cost of production changes as the quantity of output changes.

Marginal Cost

The price involved in creating another unit of a good or service.

Break-even Price

The price at which total revenues equals total costs, resulting in neither profit nor loss.