When we engage in helping that appears on its face to be altruistic, even selfless, and those people that benefit from our help share our genes, this would be congruent with the idea of
A) kin selection
B) reciprocal altruism
C) the social responsibility norm
D) bystander effect
Answer: A
Rationale: Kin selection predicts that altruistic behavior is most likely to occur when it benefits the individual's genetic legacy.
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a. develop rapidly and then remain at a steady level as they further develop. b. develop slowly and fluctuate throughout the day. c. occur rapidly and then fluctuate throughout the day. d. occur slowly and then remain at a steady level as they further develop.
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A. an external attribution B. a person schema C. deindividuation D. counterattitudinal behavior
Children in the stage of moral realism take what factor into account when deciding who has been most naughty?
a. the child's intentions b. the amount of damage done c. the situational context d. whether or not anyone witnessed the event
Your sister-in-law has been frustrated with your 6-year-old nephew's writing skills and development. He is able to write the letters of the alphabet, but cannot write in cursive. She believes that she was able to do so by her son's age
Given your evaluation of the situation, what do you think? He is doing fine for a 6-year-old. He should not be able to write in cursive for another two years. || He probably needs more practice with fine motor skills because he is delayed in his development. || He probably has no desire to please his mother and do what she requests. || Inability to write in cursive is a symptom of a serious developmental disorder. || || ||