Research on the Relationship Between Personality Traits and Helping Behavior

question 1

Multiple Choice

Research on the relationship between personality traits and helping behavior revealed that

• A)personality traits have little to no influence on helping.
• B)the person and the situation interact to predict helping.
• C)assertiveness strongly predicts helping across a variety of situations.
• D)gender is the only characteristic that predicts helping better than situational factors.

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Definitions:

Kinesthesis

The capability to feel the position, the weight, or the activity of muscles, tendons, and joints.

Vestibular Sense

A sensory system located in the inner ear that provides the leading contribution to the sense of balance and spatial orientation for the purpose of coordinating movement with balance.

Sensory Interaction

The process by which different senses like sight, hearing, and touch influence each other, affecting the way we perceive the world.

Nociceptors

Sensory receptors that detect harmful stimuli, sending pain signals to the brain in response to potentially damaging or dangerous conditions.