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Social psychologists have arranged for people to drop coins or pencils in elevators in order to study:

Correct answer: C. the bystander effect

  • A. the mere exposure effect
  • B. the foot- in- the- door phenomenon
  • C. the bystander effect
  • D. social facilitation

Explanation

Dropping objects in an elevator creates a situation in which several witnesses could help, allowing researchers to observe whether responsibility is diffused among bystanders. That makes it a study of the bystander effect.

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