Recall that Latané and Darley observed the number of participants in each experimental condition who left their cubicles to help the alleged victim of a seizure. The ________ was the independent variable in their experiment

a. severity of the seizure
b. number of other participants present
c. personal problems discussed
d. number of participants who helped

Answer: B

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