When several people are present during an emergency, the likelihood that help will be given to a person in need is reduced because of

a. empathic apathy.
b. a diffusion of responsibility.
c. groupthink.
d. the mean worldview.


Answer: b. a diffusion of responsibility.

Psychology

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Studies on the effect of the race of the tester have demonstrated that

a. African-American children consistently score higher when they are tested by African-American examiners. b. African-American children consistently score lower when they are tested by African-American examiners. c. White children consistently score higher when they are tested by White examiners. d. the race of the examiner does not have a consistent effect on the test scores of African-American or White children.

Psychology

Although he does not intend to behave in a racist manner, Mark says to his Korean-American classmate during a study session, "You speak such good English". This seeming compliment best illustrates the idea of

a. micro aggressions. b. stigmatization. c. objectification. d. explicit discrimination.

Psychology

Research has found that people who were experiencing high stress and presumably in the resistance and exhaustion stages were at increased risk for physical health problems. This best demonstrates:

A. unconscious conflicts B. classical conditioning C. mind-body connection D. unconscious motivation

Psychology

Tom enjoys swimming in ice cold water. Because relatively few people like this same behavior, you are likely to make a(n) __________ attribution.

a. external b. evaluative c. situational d. internal

Psychology