An experiment like Latané and Darley's (1968)demands creativity and ingenuity,and is not easy to conduct.Why didn't Latané and Darley simply describe the hypothesis and procedures to participants and ask them what they would do in that situation?

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Simply describing the hypothesis and procedures to participants and asking them what they would do in that situation would not provide the same level of psychological realism as the actual experiment, where participants were placed in a simulated emergency situation. Additionally, the simpler alternative study would not involve random assignment, which is important for establishing causal relationships.

An Experiment Like Latané and Darley's (1968)demands Creativity and Ingenuity,and