Which of the Following Is an Example of Altruistic Behavior

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of altruistic behavior?

• A)Setting up a scholarship fund for your children for the tax deductions
• B)Helping your neighbor cut down a tree, so that the leaves don't blow into your yard anymore
• C)Accidentally scaring a bank robber away by screaming when you see her
• D)Anonymously Informing the Environmental Protection Agency that your company is dumping toxic waste into a local river even though you'll get no reward for doing so

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Definitions:

Delusions

Fixed false beliefs that are resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact, commonly observed in psychiatric conditions.

Hallucinations

Perceptions that occur without an external stimulus, but which have the compelling sense of reality of true perceptions.

Agoraphobia

Anxiety disorder characterized by fear of places and situations in which it would be difficult to escape, such as enclosed places, open spaces, and crowds.

Paranoia

A mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically worked into an organized system.