Joe Is Trying to Decide If He Wants to Put

question 11

Multiple Choice

Joe is trying to decide if he wants to put in a good word to help an acquaintance get a job at his company. He considers how it might affect his reputation if his acquaintance does a poor job. At the same time, he also considers how helping someone get a job would make him feel good and that he would likely be perceived in the eyes of others as a 'good' guy. Joe's internal dialogue is most consistent with which of the following models of helping?

• A) The negative state relief model
• B) The cost-benefit analysis model
• C) The empathy-altruism model of prosocial behaviour
• D) The egoistic relief model

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