Given Empirical Support for the Bystander Effect (Latané & Darley

question 120

Multiple Choice

Given empirical support for the bystander effect (Latané & Darley, 1970) , all things being equal, you would be more likely to get needed assistance were you to have a heart attack __________.

• A) at a large convention of ministers
• B) when having a conversation with one other person
• C) in a busy restaurant
• D) at a crowded shopping mall

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Definitions:

Stereotype

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing, often leading to prejudgment.

Arithmetic and Statistics

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Assumption

A belief or statement taken for granted without proof, often serving as a basis for further reasoning or actions.

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias where the perception of one positive characteristic influences the perception of other unrelated traits.