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 This means that if the subjects think that they are the only one who knows about the incident, there is a higher probability that they will ask for help. On the contrary, the bigger groups displayed fewer reactions to the incident. This is an excerpt from an experiment testing the Bystander Effect, which is the phenomenon where the greater number of people there is, the less likely they will respond to a person in an issue. This statement shows the confounding variable, variables that affect the dependent variable. This is a classic example of a confounding variable as the number of people presented may have an effect on the dependent variable, which is the participant(s) asking for help from the experimenters for the person in distress.

'''Source: [https://explorable.com/bystander-apathy-experiment#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20classic%20experiments,1964%20called%20Bystander%20Apathy%20Experiment. Bystander Apathy Experiment]'''

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