Author Question: According to Batson (1991), when people experience empathy with another in need, ________ motivates ... (Read 45 times)

iveyjurea · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

According to Batson (1991), when people experience empathy with another in need, ________ motivates helping.

a. maximizing rewards and minimizing costs
b. passing their genes to the next generation
c. making a difference in the world
d. helping others independent of self-interest

Question 2

One of the major problems with the empathy-altruism hypothesis, which Batson himself admits, is that

a. people rarely experience empathy.
b. people are motivated strongly by rewards.
c. it can be difficult to know people's true motives when helping.
d. helping is difficult to do because of the costs involved.