In an Experiment on Situational Factors, Latane & Darley (1968)

Multiple Choice

In an experiment on situational factors, Latane & Darley (1968) had participants complete a survey in a room where smoke began to fill the room. They found that participants who were alone in the room immediately took action; when the participants were in a room with at least two other confederates who ignored the smoke, the participant ignored it as well. This tendency to look to the reactions of others is referred to as

A) social ignorance.
B) pluralistic ignorance.
C) group avoidance.
D) social avoidance.