Allen is running late for his social psychology class. He is hurrying across campus and is thinking about the instructor's reaction to his tardiness on an exam day
He passed by a small group of students clustered around someone who is lying on the ground, clutching his chest and gasping for breath. Allen did not stop to help because he simply was not aware of what was happening at the time. This failure to engage in prosocial behavior was probably due to Allen's ________. a) assumption that other bystanders would help
b) not paying attention to the situation
c) lack of training in emergency medical procedures
d) desire to remain uninvolved with others' problems
b
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The _____________ perspective goes beyond only considering external behavior, as in traditional approaches. This approach assumes that people's thoughts and beliefs are central to a person's abnormal behavior.
A. medical B. psychoanalytic C. behavioral D. cognitive
The difference threshold is the ________
a. ability of different species to detect varying aspects of electromagnetic waves, from radio waves to cosmic waves. b. smallest difference in stimulation that can be detected by an observer when two stimuli are compared. c. difference in absolute thresholds between individuals with normal sensory abilities and those who have limitations in one or more senses. d. difference between anatomical codes and functional codes when determining how individuals are able to experience so many different kinds of sensations.