Author Question: Newman notices that the passenger seated across from him on the subway has his eyes closed and ... (Read 81 times)

burchfield96 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Newman notices that the passenger seated across from him on the subway has his eyes closed and hasn't moved in a while. But he looks around and sees that no one else, including those passengers who were on the train when he boarded, seems too concerned about this man. He decides that this probably means there isn't an emergency and the man is not in need of help. This line of thinking epitomizes which concept?

a. stimulus overload
b. pluralistic ignorance
c. audience inhibition
d. diffusion of responsibility

Question 2

Someone victimized by a crime, disease, or other tragic life event is likely to

a. affiliate and compare themselves with others in the same situation.
b. affiliate and compare themselves with others who are worse off.
c. affiliate with others who are worse off, but compare themselves to others in the same situation and haveadjusted well.
d. affiliate with others who are in the same situation and have adjusted well, but compare themselves to otherswho are worse off.