When 68-year-old Mrs.Blake had a flat tire on a fairly isolated highway,she received help from a passerby in less than 10 minutes.One year later,when she had a flat tire on a busy freeway,an hour elapsed before someone finally stopped to offer assistance.Mrs.Blake's experience best illustrates

A) the self-fulfilling prophecy.
B) the mere exposure effect.
C) altruism.
D) the bystander effect.

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Elizabeth Krueger · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Mrs. Blake's experience of having to wait an hour for assistance on a busy freeway despite the presence of many people is a clear example of the bystander effect, where people are less likely to offer help in an emergency situation when there are other people around. This is because of diffusion of responsibility, where individuals assume that someone else will take action or responsibility, leading to a delay or absence of help. In contrast, her experience of receiving help in less than 10 minutes on a fairly isolated highway is not an example of any of the given options.

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