In Support for the Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis,Miho Toi and Daniel Batson

question 153

Multiple Choice

In support for the empathy-altruism hypothesis,Miho Toi and Daniel Batson (1982) found that participants were more likely to help a student named Carol who was injured in an automobile accident when they were told

• A)to try to imagine how Carol felt about what happened to her and how it changed her life.
• B)that they would never come face to face with Carol.
• C)they would be paid to help Carol.
• D)that they would see Carol every week in class.
• E)to be objective,and not to focus on how Carol felt.

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