Recall That the Introduction to Chapter 11 (Prosocial Behavior) Began

question 61

Multiple Choice

Recall that the introduction to Chapter 11 (Prosocial Behavior) began with a description of several of the citizen-heroes of September 11, 2001-for example William Wik, who refused to flee to personal safety because there were still people to be rescued. He died when the tower collapsed. Wik was willing to sacrifice his own life to save others, and his behavior could thus best be described as

• A) altruistic.
• B) prosocial.
• C) evolutionarily adaptive.
• D) an example of kin selection.

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