How Does Empathic Concern Differ from Personal Distress

question 122

Multiple Choice

How does empathic concern differ from personal distress?

• A) Empathic concern is more likely in emergency situations.
• B) Empathic concern does not directly impact helping behaviour.
• C) Empathic concern is more cognitive in nature.
• D) Empathic concern is other-oriented rather than self-oriented.

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Definitions:

Tropic Cascades

Ecological phenomena where predators in a food web indirectly affect the abundance or distribution of their prey's prey, through a chain of interactions.

Keystone Species

A pivotal species within an ecosystem that other species heavily rely on, whose absence would result in profound alterations to the ecosystem's composition.

Cryptic Coloration

Colors or markings that help some organisms hide from predators by blending into their physical surroundings. Compare with aposematic coloration.

Unpalatability

The quality or state of being unappetizing to eat or difficult to digest, often a defense mechanism in plants and animals against predators.