A child begins to cry when the mother refuses to buy a doll that the child liked. Hearing the child's cries, the mother becomes distressed. The mother buys the doll to reduce the child's distress. According to Batson's empathy-altruism hypothesis, the mother's decision to buy the doll is due to ________ motivation.
A. misanthropic
B. empathic
C. egoistic
D. social
Answer: B
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