When Jillian (a widow) hears about another woman in her community who just lost her husband, she immediately plans to go visit this other widow because she thinks, "Who better than I, can understand what she is feeling?" This is an example of __________.

a) altruism
b) prosocial exchange
c) reciprocity
d) empathy-altruism.


Answer: d) empathy-altruism.

Psychology

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a. Pseudospeciation b. Dehumanization c. Infrahumanization d. All of the above

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The neural signal sent from the auditory nerve to the brain is initiated by neurotransmitter release from the:

A) eardrum. B) hair cells. C) ossicles. D) semicircular canals.

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Which of the following is used as a sleeping aid?

a. St. John's wort b. Ginkgo biloba c. Ma Huang (Ephedra) d. Valerian e. all of the above

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In the context of the germinal stage of prenatal development, the fluid-filled sphere that floats freely in the uterus until the sixth day after fertilization, when it begins to implant itself in the uterine wall is called the

A. ovarian follicle. B. blastocyst. C. corpus luteum. D. zygote.

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