It’s a busy day at the motor vehicles office and many people are waiting for their turn. As one man gets up to leave, he accidentally drops a folder he was carrying and papers go everywhere. Which person is least likely to help him pick up the papers? a. Meghan, who was just thinking about times in her past when she acted in uninhibited ways. b. Joe, who is taking social psychology and heard a lecture about Latané and Darley’s decision tree earlier in the week. c. Michael, who is feeling guilty because he should be home helping his roommates clean their apartment. d. Maggie, who is very religious but doesn’t know the man who dropped the papers.

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It’s a busy day at the motor vehicles office and many people are waiting for their turn. As one man gets up to leave, he accidentally drops a folder he was carrying and papers go everywhere. Which person is least likely to help him pick up the papers?
a. Meghan, who was just thinking about times in her past when she acted in uninhibited ways.
b. Joe, who is taking social psychology and heard a lecture about Latané and Darley’s decision tree earlier in the week.
c. Michael, who is feeling guilty because he should be home helping his roommates clean their apartment.
d. Maggie, who is very religious but doesn’t know the man who dropped the papers.