When Clinton Left Office in 2001,the Country Had the Lowest

question 7

True/False

When Clinton left office in 2001,the country had the lowest poverty rate in 20 years.

Identify the evolutionary basis for helping behavior and altruism.

Describe the nature-nurture controversy in relation to prosocial behavior.

Recognize the effects of biological and social factors on the predisposition toward prosocial behavior.

Explain the impact of societal norms and personal costs on helping behavior.

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Definitions:

McClelland's Learned Needs

A theory suggesting that individuals’ specific needs are acquired over time and are shaped by one’s life experiences, focusing on the needs for achievement, affiliation, and power.

Maslow's Hierarchy

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in 1943, which posits that people are motivated by five basic categories of needs: physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualization, addressed in ascending order.

Cultural Values

The collective principles, norms, and ideals that shape a society or organization's behavior and beliefs.

Self-Actualization

Bringing to fruition one's natural talents and possibilities, viewed as an essential impulse or requirement inherent in everyone.