MCAT Behavioral Sciences Question 108: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 108
3. Which of the following would decrease the likelihood of a bystander lending aid to a victim?
- A. Increasing the number of people in the room
- B. Increasing the degree of danger experienced by the victim
- C. Making the victim an acquaintance instead of a stranger
- D. Being alone in the room with the victim
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
It has been observed that increasing the number of bystanders decreases the likelihood that any of them will aid a victim. Increasing the degree of danger experienced by the victim, choice (B), making the victim an acquaintance instead of a stranger, choice (C), and being alone in the room with the victim, choice (D), would increase the likelihood that the bystander would help the victim.