Bryan and Test (1967) conducted an experiment in which a randomly assigned group of drivers were more likely to help if they had first observed another driver helping a person on the road than those in a group who had not observed another driver helping. This study:
A) provides strong support that altruism is found in the behavior of ordinary citizens.
B) provides a weak kind of evidence because it was a quasi-experiment.
C) does not support the claim that people are either altruistic or egoistic.
D) shows that helping may depend on observing another person helping.

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The study conducted by Bryan and Test supports the idea that helping behavior may be influenced by observing others' helpful behavior, indicating that helping may depend on the social context and social norms present in a situation. Therefore, option D is the correct answer. Options A and C are not directly supported by the study, and option B is not applicable as the study used a randomized control group.

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