Recall that Latané and Darley observed the number of participants in each condition who left their cubicles to help the alleged victim of a seizure. The __________ was the dependent variable in their experiment.

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The dependent variable is the variable that is measured and is expected to be affected by the independent variable. In this experiment, the independent variable was the number of other discussants in the cubicles, and the dependent variable was the number of participants who left their cubicles to help the alleged victim of a seizure. Therefore, the correct answer is B: number of participants who tried to intervene.

Recall That Latané and Darley Observed the Number of Participants