Darley and Batson Had Seminary Students Think About a Talk

Multiple Choice

Darley and Batson had seminary students think about a talk they were about to have recorded in an adjacent building.Participants who had been _________________ were most likely to stop and offer aid to a "victim" they encountered en route to the recording studio.

A) asked to talk about career opportunities
B) asked to talk about the Good Samaritan parable
C) given extra time to reach the studio
D) told they were already late in departing for the studio