When Darley and Batson (1973) staged an ambiguous emergency (a man slumped in a doorway) in front of seminary students, they found that:
A. students were less helpful if they were late for an appointment.
B. students who were on their way to give a lecture on the parable of the Good Samaritan were more helpful.
C. the bystander effect does not apply to religious people.
D. seminary students were more helpful than the average bystander was.
Answer: A
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