Malica Recently Completed an Experiment That Revealed Participants Are Less

question 51

Multiple Choice

Malica recently completed an experiment that revealed participants are less likely to offer assistance to a victim when there are many bystanders than when there are fewer bystanders. Which of the following represents a plausible follow-up experiment to extend her current findings?

• A) investigating whether the rate of 911 calls for victim assistance is higher in more heavily populated cities than in less populated cities
• B) looking for archival data on gender differences in helping behavior as documented by newspapers and police records
• C) gathering self-report data of whether participants have provided more assistance to friends than to strangers throughout their lives
• D) examining whether participants primed to think about helping are more likely to provide assistance than are those who are not primed to think about helping

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Definitions:

Recall

The process of retrieving information from memory without the aid of cues.

Flashbulb Memories

Detailed and vivid memories of surprising and emotionally significant events that appear to be recorded in the mind like a photograph.

Eidetic Memories

The ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with extreme precision and in seemingly unlimited volume, often referred to as photographic memory.

Photographic Memories

An ability to vividly recall images with high precision for a brief period after seeing them, often referred to as eidetic memory.