Samantha just had her purse stolen while
walking down Fifth Avenue in New York City, which is a very busy part of Manhattan. She screamed loudly, and several people looked in her direction, but nobody stopped walking or made an attempt to help. She immediately broke down in tears and trembled for 10 minutes until she could walk to her car. This is an example of ________.
a) democracy
b) the bystander effect
c) diffusion of effects
d) flaws in the judicial system
ANS: b
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the financial stability of the family. caring for her grandchildren while their parents work. gathering the family for holidays, sending birthday reminders, and disseminating family communications. regularly visiting family members who live in care homes.
Dr. Fishkill is conducting a research study investigating racism among high-school students. His research method involves sitting down with volunteer students whose parents have given consent,
and asking them questions about their beliefs regarding race. Whenever he asks a question that might reveal some level of racism, he unconsciously cocks one eyebrow and lowers his voice slightly. As a result, his research showed that virtually none of his participants held any racist beliefs. What error has Dr. Fishkill made in his method? a. He has allowed observer-expectancy effects to cloud his results. b. He has failed to carefully observe his participants. c. He has failed to control the environment in which the study was taking place. d. He has failed to use random assignment of his participants.