In a Study by Latane and Darley (1968), Participants Filled

Multiple Choice

In a study by Latane and Darley (1968) , participants filled out paperwork in a waiting room when, all of a sudden, smoke started pouring into the room. Participants in only one of the conditions reliably reported the smoke. What explanation was given to explain the failure of participants in the other conditions to also report the smoke?

A) The participants assumed someone else had reported the smoke.
B) The participants used the reactions of the two other 'participants' to infer that the situation was not an emergency.
C) The participants in the other conditions were heavy smokers and therefore desensitized to the presence of smoke.
D) All of the above