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.

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