According to Research on the Empathy-Altruism Relationship (E

question 88

Multiple Choice

According to research on the empathy-altruism relationship (e.g., Chapman et al., 1987) , empathy may come to mediate altruism once

• A) the empathizer experiences personal distress over a victim's misfortune
• B) the empathizer experiences sympathetic distress over a victim's misfortune
• C) the empathizer's vicarious arousal causes him to focus on altruistic principles he/she has learned
• D) the empathizer experiences personal distress over a victim's misfortune and the empathizer's vicarious arousal causes him to focus on altruistic principles he/she has learned
• E) the empathizer experiences sympathetic distress over a victim's misfortune and the empathizer's vicarious arousal causes him to focus on altruistic principles he/she has learned

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