According to Daniel Batson, When Witnessing Another Person's Distress Triggers

question 56

Multiple Choice

According to Daniel Batson, when witnessing another person's distress triggers empathy and compassion, the act of helping is motivated by

• A) egoism.
• B) altruism.
• C) the social responsibility norm.
• D) anxiety reduction.

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Definitions:

Anhedonia

The incapacity to experience enjoyment in activities that typically bring pleasure.

Avolition

A lack of motivation or inability to initiate and persist in goal-directed activities, often associated with psychiatric conditions.

Alogia

A symptom commonly observed in schizophrenia, characterized by a poverty of speech or lack of content in conversation.

Aphasia

A condition that impairs a person's ability to process language, affecting speaking, understanding, reading, or writing.