Cosmo is walking home on a busy downtown street when he notices a woman lying on the sidewalk who appears to have lost consciousness. Which obstacle to helping would best explain why he did not interpret the event as an emergency?
a. audience inhibition
b. pluralistic ignorance
c. diffusion of responsibility
d. empathetic altruism
b
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a. awakened from the vegetative state. b. remained in the state, but spoke aloud stating which rooms she was visiting. c. had a brain that responded in the same manner as a healthy brain would respond. d. showed no measurable neurological reaction to the stimulation.
______ is an easily employed method which allows employees to communicate their opinions, complaints, suggestions, etc., to management at virtually any time
a. An attitude survey b. A suggestion box c. A memo d. A liaison
Most characteristics are determined by 25 pairs of chromosomes called autosomes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
How did Pryor, Haag, and O'Reilly (1969)develop their hypothesis regarding the
study of focus for this chapter? A) examined previous research B) used information from animal trainers C) observed behavior in a natural setting D) observed behavior in a laboratory setting