Dave is driving along the interstate when he sees a stranded motorist. Dave had a flat tire just last week, so he knows how it feels to be stranded. He decides to stop and help the motorist. Which theory of helping behavior best explains why Dave stopped to help?
A. Arousal: cost-reward
B. Social facilitation
C. Evolutionary
D. Empathy-altruism
Answer: D
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a. gifted. b. intellectually disabled. c. in a school with a lot of high achievers. d. in a school with a lot of low achievers.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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