When 68-year-old Mrs.Blake had a flat tire on a fairly isolated highway,she received help from a passerby in less than 10 minutes.One year later,she had a flat tire on a busy freeway and an hour elapsed before someone finally stopped to offer assistance.Mrs.Blake's experience best illustrates

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Mrs. Blake's experience of waiting for an hour before receiving help on a busy freeway is an example of the bystander effect, where the presence of other people can decrease the likelihood of someone receiving help in an emergency situation. The passerby who helped her in less than 10 minutes on the isolated highway is less likely to have fallen prey to this effect because there were no other bystanders around.

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