Social Psychology 9th Edition by David Myers

Exercise 88

Batson and his colleagues (1981) had university women watch another woman suffer a series of painful shocks. Some participants were led to feel empathy for her and were then asked if they would trade places, taking her remaining shocks. The results indicated that
A) most participants agreed to help but only if they would be rewarded.
B) most participants agreed to help even if they knew that their part in the experiment was complete.
C) most participants downplayed the victim's suffering or convinced themselves that she deserved to be shocked.
D) most participants refused to trade places but expressed sympathy and sought compensation for the victim from the experimenters.