According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis, altruistic behavior is primarily the result of

a. feeling another person's pain.
b. rewards and costs.
c. personal distress.
d. evolution.


a

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A. problems the child might have in interacting with the person giving the test B. the child's mental retardation C. lack of motivation D. an overreliance on nonverbal IQ

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a. lifestyle ? guiding fictions ? worldview b. guiding fictions ? worldview ? lifestyle c. lifestyle ? worldview ? guiding fictions d. worldview ? guiding fictions ? lifestyle

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Name and describe two different methods for measuring brain function (not anatomy).

What will be an ideal response?

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