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notis

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Your text discusses the idea of the altruistic personality. Explain what an altruistic personality is, and what research says about how this personality trait predicts behavior in helping situations.
 
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In research presented in the text, participants were exposed to a lecture on social-psychological factors that inhibit helping. Later, these participants were put into a potential helping situation. The results suggest that
 
  a. participants who learned about factors which inhibit helping were more likely to help.
  b. participants who learned about factors which inhibit helping were less likely to help.
  c. learning about factors which inhibit helping has no effect on helping behavior.
  d. learning about factors which inhibit helping can increase helping behavior, depending on the participant's personality.



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tashiedavis420

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: The text explains that someone with an altruistic personality is someone who has the personality qualities that make them more likely to help than other people. Although there is some evidence that altruistic personality leads people to be somewhat more likely to help, it is not a very strong predictor of behavior.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A




notis

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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