Despite Ongoing Theoretical and Empirical Debate,research May Never Show That

question 95

Multiple Choice

Despite ongoing theoretical and empirical debate,research may never show that empathy-based helping is a source of genuine altruism because

• A)neither empathy nor altruism can be adequately defined.
• B)no experiment rules out all possible egoistic explanations for helpfulness.
• C)personal survival overrides all other human motives.
• D)psychological egoism has been convincingly demonstrated in all other forms of social behaviour.

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