Given empirical support for the bystander effect (Latané & Darley, 1970), all things being equal, you would be more likely to get needed assistance were you to have a heart attack __________.
A) at a large convention of ministers
B) when having a conversation with one other person
C) in a busy restaurant
D) at a crowded shopping mall

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The bystander effect suggests that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present. The more bystanders there are, the less likely any one individual is to help, due to a diffusion of responsibility. Therefore, you would be more likely to get assistance when you are with one other person, as there is no diffusion of responsibility.

Given Empirical Support for the Bystander Effect (Latané & Darley