According to Latané and Darley (1970), a number of things must occur before witnesses decide to intervene in an emergency situation. According to this stage model, diffusion of responsibility is most likely to affect witnesses' __________.
A) attention to their surroundings
B) interpretation of an event as an emergency
C) sense of obligation to intervene
D) assessments of the costs and benefits of intervening

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Diffusion of responsibility affects witnesses' sense of obligation to intervene, making them less likely to take action because they feel that someone else will step in and help. This is the second stage in Latané and Darley's stage model, after the interpretation of an event as an emergency. Attention to surroundings and assessments of costs and benefits are later stages in the model.

According to Latané and Darley (1970), a Number of Things