The Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis Maintains That, Regardless of How Easy It

question 18

Multiple Choice

The empathy-altruism hypothesis maintains that, regardless of how easy it is to escape from a situation, people will help someone else if their motives are

• A) altruistic.
• B) simplistic.
• C) idiosyncratic.
• D) egoistic.

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