Author Question: Which situational change would not have made it more likely that someone would've acted to help ... (Read 28 times)

leo leo · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which situational change would not have made it more likely that someone would've acted to help Kitty Genovese during her attack?

a. if some of her neighbors had been police officers
b. if there had been 76 witnesses instead of 38
c. if some of her neighbors had known her before the attack occurred
d. if some of the witnesses had just heard a lecture on the situational influences on helping behavior

Question 2

Prior to the championship basketball game, Jocelyn reminds everyone that she really isn't as good a player as everyone thinks, that their opponent has had an undefeated season, and that it is unlikely she and her teammates will triumph. Jocelyn is engaging in

a. sandbagging.
b. implicit egoism.
c. downward social comparison.
d. cutting off reflected failure.