Suppose that you are in an emergency situation and need help. Social psychological research suggests that your best bet is to ____.
a. try to move to a more crowded area where many people will see you
b. identify a particular person, tell him or her that you need help, and tell him or her precisely what to do
c. repeatedly say the words help or I need help so that there is no ambiguity about the nature of the situation
d. simply scream at the top of your lungs until someone helps you
Question 2
Which of the following is the best example of deindividuation?
a. Since all of her friends drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes at parties, Jessica feels that she has an excuse to do the sameeven though she would normally feel guilty about engaging in these behaviors.
b. Stanner is a teenager who puts on a front when hanging out with his friends. In these instances he does not act true to himself at all, and instead seems to be playing a role or acting a part.
c. Anna is a soldier who is so mentally wrapped up in the war that she actually stops thinking about herself as an individual who is separate from her unit, and fails to ask herself whether or not she is behaving responsibly.
d. Petra is a novelist who becomes so focused on her writingshe calls it being in the zonethat she actually loses track of the day and time, often forgetting to eat dinner.
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