Eisenberg and others (2002) found that the extent to which preschool children exhibited spontaneous helping behavior predicted how helpful they would be in later childhood and early adulthood. This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that
a. there are stable individual differences in helping.
b. situational factors can
c. the altruistic personality is genetically based.
d. individuals high in empathy tend to be more helpful than those low in empathy.
a
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