Eisenberg and Others (2002)found That the Extent to Which Preschool

question 117

Multiple Choice

Eisenberg and others (2002) found that the extent to which preschool children exhibited spontaneous helping behavior predicted how helpful they would be in later childhood and early adulthood.This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that

• A) there are stable individual differences in helping.
• B) situational factors can overwhelm personality differences in helping.
• C) the altruistic personality is genetically based.
• D) individuals high in empathy tend to be more helpful than those low in empathy.

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Bone Tissue

A dense, hard type of connective tissue that forms the skeletal structure of the body, providing support, protection, and enabling movement.

Osteocytes

Mature bone cells that maintain the bone matrix and communicate with other bone cells.

maintain bone

The process involving a balance of bone formation and bone resorption, necessary for healthy bone density and strength.

Macrophages

Immune cells that engulf and digest cellular debris, foreign substances, microbes, and cancer cells.