Assume that instead of conducting experiments, Latané and Darley had used a correlational method to study the relationship between the number of bystanders who witness an emergency and how quickly a victim receives help.Assume that the correlational data were compatible with results from experiments: the more bystanders, the more time it took bystanders to help.What type of correlation is this between time and number of bystanders?
A) a nonlinear correlation
B) a positive correlation
C) a negative correlation
D) a spurious correlation

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A positive correlation indicates that as the number of bystanders increases, the time it takes for the victim to receive help also increases. This is consistent with the results found in the experiments conducted by Latané and Darley, where the presence of more bystanders led to a decrease in the likelihood of any of them helping. A nonlinear correlation would imply a more complex relationship between the variables, and a negative correlation would indicate that an increase in one variable is associated with a decrease in the other. A spurious correlation refers to a relationship between variables that is not actually causal, but the result of some other factor.

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