Recall That the Introduction to Chapter 11 (Prosocial Behavior) Began

question 66

Multiple Choice

Recall that the introduction to Chapter 11 (Prosocial Behavior) began with a description of several of the citizen-heroes of September 11, 2001-for example William Wik, who refused to flee to personal safety because there were still people to be rescued.He died when a tower collapsed.Wik was willing to sacrifice his own life to save others, and his behavior could thus best be described as

• A) altruistic.
• B) prosocial.
• C) evolutionarily adaptive.
• D) an example of kin selection.

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