Burnstein and Colleagues Reason That Helping Should Decrease as the Genetic

question 24

Multiple Choice

Burnstein and colleagues reason that helping should decrease as the genetic relatedness between helped and recipient decreases and argue that __________.

• A)helping that is relatively trivial is a better test of the inclusive fitness hypothesis
• B)inclusive fitness theory is the best of competing hypotheses for differences in helping behavior as a function of genetic relatedness
• C)no other theory besides inclusive fitness hypothesis predicts a helping gradient that follows from the amount of genetic overlap
• D)many theories in psychology predict a helping gradient that follows from the amount of genetic overlap

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Definitions:

Unconscious Wish

A desire or thought that resides outside of conscious awareness, often influencing behavior and thought patterns.

Psychoanalytic Approach

A theory in psychology proposed by Freud that emphasizes unconscious processes and childhood experiences in understanding human behavior.

Interpretation

A psychoanalyst’s search for symbolic, hidden meanings in what the client says and does during therapy.

Psychodynamic Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes the dynamic interplay of unconscious and conscious processes in shaping personality and behavior.