Charlene Feels Empathy for Children Orphaned in the Sudan, and So

question 139

Multiple Choice

Charlene feels empathy for children orphaned in the Sudan, and so she develops a charity to help them. Charlene loves the praise she receives for her efforts and takes great pride in the work she does. Charlene's behavioral motivation aligns most closely with the ____.

• A) empathy-altruism hypothesis
• B) empathy-specific reward hypothesis
• C) empathy-specific punishment hypothesis
• D) negative state relief hypothesis

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