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audie

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Ruth volunteers at a homeless shelter two days a month. She finds that she looks forward to her volunteer days because she feels good when helping others. Her mood is elevated before she reaches the shelter and for a few days afterwards.
 
  This situation best represents the ________.
  A) altruistic personality
  B) implicit bystander effect
  C) empathy-altruism hypothesis
  D) empathic joy hypothesis
  E) negative-state relief model

Question 2

Emily, who is always slightly depressed, helps a little boy find his mom at the mall. Emily is surprised to find her mood has improved. This is likely because
 
  A) helping a person often relieves a negative mood.
  B) helping a person can lead to a reward.
  C) empathy led Emily to help the child.
  D) the child was able to articulate how much he was helped.
  E) the child's mom was not a relative of Emily's.


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jesse.fleming

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


audie

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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