Even Though Joey Suffered Because of It-His Peers at School

question 157

Multiple Choice

Even though Joey suffered because of it-his peers at school teased him for months-he filed a report with the principal's office when he heard that two of the popular kids at school had cheated on a big exam. Joey filed the report for everyone's good. Social psychologists would say that in reporting the students, Joey engaged in ____.

• A) the commons dilemma
• B) altruistic punishment
• C) self-censorship
• D) the risky shift

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Definitions:

Carbonyl Group

A functional group composed of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom (C=O), central to many organic reactions.

Nucleophilic Addition

A chemical reaction in which a nucleophile forms a bond with a carbon atom of an unsaturated compound.

Carbonyl Compounds

Organic compounds that contain a carbonyl group (C=O) as part of their structure, including ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and amides.

Equilibrium Constants

A dimensionless number representing the ratio of product concentrations to reactant concentrations at equilibrium, with each concentration raised to the power of its coefficient in the balanced equation.