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Shotland and Straw (1976) simulated a potential emergency where a physical confrontation between a man and a woman occurred. They found that
 
  A) helping behaviors by women were more frequent than helping behaviors by men.
  B) helping behaviors by men were more frequent than helping behaviors by women.
  C) observers assumed that the two were romantically involved, and did not help due to fear of social disapproval.
  D) observers assumed that the two were strangers, and did not help due to fear of social disapproval.

Question 2

In one study demonstrating the pluralistic ignorance effect, researchers pumped smoke through a vent into a laboratory where participants were filling out a questionnaire.
 
  The results of the study indicated that participants were most likely to report the smoke when
  A) they were in the room alone.
  B) they were in the room with two other participants.
  C) they believed that the smoke was a truth gas intended to extract honest answers to the questionnaire.
  D) they were in the room with two confederates who acted as though there was no cause for alarm.



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hollysheppard095

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A




abarnes

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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