In the 1960s, social psychologists began studying what is called the __________, which is the idea that other people and the physical environment surrounding a person have powerful effects on that person's behavior

a. personal environment
b. human genome
c. bystander effect
d. situation


Answer: D: situation

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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