According to the Text, Altruism as a Personality Characteristic Appears

question 163

Multiple Choice

According to the text, altruism as a personality characteristic appears to ____.

• A) have a genetic component
• B) develop starting at around age six (but be completely absent before)
• C) be completely absent in non-human animals (i.e., all non-human animals show more or less equal levels of altruism)
• D) develop starting at around age 12 (but be completely absent before)

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Definitions:

Differential Association Theory

Edwin Sutherland’s hypothesis that we learn to be deviant through our associations with deviant peers.

Labeling Theory

A concept in sociology and criminology that suggests labels applied to individuals influence both how others see them and how they see themselves, potentially leading to a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Conflict Theory

A sociological perspective that views social life as a competition, with individuals and groups struggling over resources and power.

Labeling Theory

A sociological theory that suggests the self-identity and behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them.