Judy Is Alone When She Sees a Person Who Appears

question 169

Multiple Choice

Judy is alone when she sees a person who appears to be drowning in the ocean. She wants to help, but questions whether her swimming ability will allow her to rescue the individual. It appears that Judy is stuck at the ________ step of Darley and Latané's (1970) model of bystander intervention.

• A) noticing
• B) defining an emergency
• C) taking responsibility
• D) planning a course of action

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