Which Action Demonstrates Altruistic Behavior

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which action demonstrates 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) informing the Environmental Protection Agency that your company is dumping toxic waste into a local river, even though it will jeopardize your job

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Definitions:

Anxiously

A manner marked by feelings of worry, nervousness, or unease, often about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Attachment

According to Ainsworth, “an affectional tie” that an infant forms with a caregiver—a tie that binds them together in space and endures over time.

Self-Reliant

The ability to rely on oneself or one's own capabilities, resources, and judgments.

Independent

Free from the influence, guidance, or control of others; capable of thinking or acting for oneself.