Following the 9/11 Terrorist Attack on New York,people Across the Country

question 36

Multiple Choice

Following the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York,people across the country donated their time and money to assist the devastated community.This behavior best illustrates

• A) altruism.
• B) social exchange.
• C) the bystander effect.
• D) equity.

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Definitions:

Nobel Prize

Prestigious international awards given annually in several categories including physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economic sciences, to those who confer the greatest benefit to humanity.

John C. Eccles

A neurophysiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse and neurotransmitters.

Squid Axons

Squid axons are large nerve fibers used in research to understand the fundamental properties of nerve impulse conduction.

EPSPs

Excitatory Post-Synaptic Potentials, which are changes in cell membrane potential that make a neuron more likely to produce an action potential.