Darley and Latané (1968) conducted a classic study in order to investigate the degree to which people were willing to assist one another in times of crisis
In their study, they had participants in separate rooms talking to one another on an intercom system when, suddenly, one of the experimenter's associates faked having a seizure episode. Darley and Latané were interested in how long it would take the various subjects to seek help. This study appears to have a __________ degree of mundane realism, and a __________ degree of experimental realism.
a. high; high
b. high; low
c. low; high
d. low; low
c
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a. visual icons. b. mental images. c. perceptual images. d. echoic schemas
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A. the social desirability scale B. the lie scale C. the frequency scale D. the correction scale
Which of the following actions is most likely to increase the probability that an adolescent will be popular?
A. comforting a friend B. sharing private information with a friend C. giving out reinforcements to peers D. All of these choices are correct.
_____ expect the worst to happen before the event even occurs in order to avoid anxiety.
A) People with internal explanatory style B) People with pessimistic explanatory style C) Defensive pessimists D) both b and c