In one study demonstrating the pluralistic ignorance effect,researchers pumped smoke through a vent into a laboratory where participants were filling out a questionnaire.The results of the study indicated that participants were most likely to report the smoke when
A) they were in the room alone.
B) they were in the room with two other participants.
C) they believed that the smoke was a "truth gas" intended to extract honest answers to the questionnaire.
D) they were in the room with two confederates who acted as though there was no cause for alarm.

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The study found that participants were most likely to report the smoke when they were in the room alone, indicating that the presence of others led to pluralistic ignorance, where everyone assumes that others are not alarmed by the situation and therefore do not take action.

In One Study Demonstrating the Pluralistic Ignorance Effect,researchers Pumped Smoke