Ramona was in a crowd of fellow students when she saw a maintenance worker fall down a flight of stairs at the entrance to a building. Ramona continued on to her class without helping the worker. Ramona's behavior reflects
A. deindividuation.
B. diffusion of responsibility.
C. social interference.
D. social facilitation.
Answer: B
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