Self-Focus Is LESS Likely to Increase Helping When

question 129

Multiple Choice

Self-focus is LESS likely to increase helping when

• A) we think about a personal problem or failure experience.
• B) we are in a happy mood.
• C) we have high self-esteem.
• D) the person who needs help is similar to us.

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Definitions:

Clan

A group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent, sharing a common ancestor and often organizing within larger tribal or social structures.

Ancestor

A person from whom one is descended, particularly from a distant past.

Kindred

A group of people related by blood or through marriage, often extended to include all relatives.

EGO

The part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.