Patty, a manager of a small team at a publishing house in New York City, wanted to surprise her hardworking team members with a random act of kindness

Near the end of the workday on Friday, Patty went around to each team member's desk and said that they needed to meet in the conference room for an urgent meeting. When the team members arrived, they found wine, cheese, and crackers, and each person's face brightened with happiness. Patty felt wonderful seeing the happiness on her staff's faces. Patty's motivation can be explained by the ________. a) negative-state relief model
b) reciprocal altruism hypothesis
c) empathic joy hypothesis
d) positive-state relief model.


c

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