Darrin Lehman and Shelley Taylor studied college students who lived in Los Angeles, the site of an impending earthquake. In their interviews with students, they found that:

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Lehman and Taylor found that even well-educated college students in Los Angeles did not take specific preparations for an impending earthquake, suggesting that people often respond to the threat of catastrophe by doing nothing to prepare for it. Therefore, choice C is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because the majority of those polled did not make specific preparations. Option B is incorrect because most of the students polled were from Los Angeles. Option D is incorrect because most people do not prepare due to reasons other than not believing that a disaster will occur in their lifetime.

Darrin Lehman and Shelley Taylor Studied College Students Who Lived