Regarding bystander intervention, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Higher costs, such as possible embarrassment, great effort, and especially personal risk, almost always decrease helping.
B) In one study, the presence of an extra, passive bystander doing nothing to help actually increased the likelihood of people stopping to help in a potentially dangerous situation.
C) Helping is much more likely when we are able to take the perspective of others and feel sympathy for their plight.
D) Empathic arousal is especially likely to motivate helping when the person in need seems to be different than ourselves.

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Empathic arousal is more likely to motivate helping when the person in need seems similar to ourselves, as we can more easily imagine ourselves in their situation.

Regarding Bystander Intervention, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE