Darley and Latané Observed That Most University Students Failed to Help

question 153

Multiple Choice

Darley and Latané observed that most university students failed to help a person having an epileptic seizure when they thought there were four other witnesses to the emergency.The students' failure to help is best explained in terms of

• A) the reciprocity norm.
• B) a failure to interpret the incident as an emergency.
• C) indifference and apathy.
• D) a diffusion of responsibility.

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