Some social psychologists, such as C. Daniel Batson (1991), believe that humans sometimes help for selfless reasons. According to Batson, when does this happen?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: According to Batson, when people experience empathy with another, they are more likely to help the other for purely altruistic reasons, regardless of the helper's personal gain (e.g., rewards, escaping his or her own distress). This is referred to as the empathy-altruism hypothesis. Empathy in this case refers to the ability to put oneself in the other's position, to experience events and the other's emotions. Thus, when people can take the other's perspective, they are more likely to help another person, independent of any rewards the helper might accrue.
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a. are statistically in the mean. b. interfere with pursuing career goals. c. cause great personal distress. d. are seen by others as abnormal.
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a. 120. b. 50. c. 100. d. 200.