Shotland and Straw (1976)simulated a potential emergency where a physical confrontation between a man and a woman occurred.They found that
A) helping behaviors by women were more frequent than helping behaviors by men.
B) helping behaviors by men were more frequent than helping behaviors by women.
C) observers assumed that the two were romantically involved, and did not help due to fear of social disapproval.
D) observers assumed that the two were strangers, and did not help due to fear of social disapproval.

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Observers in the study by Shotland and Straw (1976) often assumed that the man and woman were romantically involved, which influenced their decision not to intervene, due to fear of social disapproval or misinterpreting the situation.

Shotland and Straw (1976)simulated a Potential Emergency Where a Physical