How Did Latané and Darley (1968) Vary the Number of Bystanders

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Multiple Choice

How did Latané and Darley (1968) vary the number of bystanders in their experimental study of the effects of the number of witnesses exposed to an emergency?

• A) They allowed participants to choose whether to participate in a group or in a one-on-one discussion.
• B) They asked participants whether they would like to be engaged in a discussion with one, three, or six other individuals.
• C) Participants who arrived first were assigned to a large group condition, and those who arrived later were assigned to a small group condition.
• D) They randomly assigned participants to one of three conditions: several witnesses, few witnesses, or one witness.

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