In research using surveillance camera footage of public places, researchers observed actual fighting behavior and found that third parties ____
a. ?did not intervene to stop the fight
b. ?were more likely to intervene when the number of bystanders was larger
c. ?were less likely to intervene as the number of bystanders grew larger
d. ?only intervened with words, not actions
ANSWER:
b
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