A Person Is More Likely to Help a Stranger in an Emergency

question 89

Multiple Choice

A person is more likely to help a stranger in an emergency situation when she is the only one there to provide help,relative to a situation where others also could potentially render aid.This phenomenon is termed:

• A)deindividuation.
• B)the bystander intervention effect.
• C)altruism.
• D)the common knowledge effect.

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Definitions:

Gametophyte

The sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes, or sex cells, by mitosis.

Alternation of Generations

A reproductive cycle of certain plants and algae that alternates between a sexual phase (gametophyte) and an asexual phase (sporophyte).

Sporophyte

The diploid, spore-producing phase in the life cycle of plants that undergo alternation of generations.

Gametophyte

A stage in the life cycle of plants and algae that is haploid and produces gametes.