The Idea That Empathy Triggers the Need for Social Reward

question 31

Multiple Choice

The idea that empathy triggers the need for social reward that can be gained by helping is called the ____.

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

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Definitions:

Demand Curves

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.

Supply Curves

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity supplied at those prices.

Total Utility

The overall satisfaction or value a consumer derives from consuming a particular quantity of goods or services.

Consumption

The use of goods and services by households, constituting one of the primary components of GDP and a fundamental concept in economics signifying final consumption.