Assume that Latané and Darley want to demonstrate the external validity of their 1968 experiment on bystander intervention. To do this, they conduct a study in which participants solve crossword puzzles alone, or in large or small groups
While the participants are working on the puzzles, they overhear a woman fall from a ladder and cry out, "Oh, my leg! I can't move it!" The researchers then observe and record the number of participants who attempt to help. The study described here represents a(n) ________ of the original "seizure" study.
a. manipulation check
b. replication
c. needless duplication
d. encore
Answer: B
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A. retrieval. B. recognition. C. storage. D. encoding.
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