In the grocery store, a woman sees someone attempting to reach a box from the top shelf, which is clearly out of reach. The woman feels compassion for the person and gets the box down for them. What is this example best describing?
A. empathy motive
B. altruism motive
C. egotism motive
D. trim motive
Ans: A
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