Juanita Sees a Crowd of People Gathered Around a Man

question 154

Multiple Choice

Juanita sees a crowd of people gathered around a man lying on the ground. She thinks about whether to call an ambulance, but then reasons that somebody else has probably already done so. This is an example of __________.

• A) diffusion of responsibility
• B) the urban overload hypothesis
• C) the empathy-altruism hypothesis
• D) social exchange theory

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