Which of the following is an example of collective inhibition?

a. people help each other to escape a burning building
b. people encourage a suicidal person to jump from a building
c. people stand around watching and do not try to escape danger
d. people do not express their anger to authority
e. in panic, people reinforce each other’s concern about escaping


Ans: c

Psychology

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