Recall that the introduction to Chapter 11 (Prosocial Behavior) began with a description of several of the citizen-heroes of September 11, 2001for example William Wik, who refused to flee to personal safety because there were still people to be rescued.
He died when a tower collapsed. Wik was willing to sacrifice his own life to save others, and his behavior could thus best be described as
a. altruistic.
b. prosocial.
c. evolutionarily adaptive.
d. an example of kin selection.
Question 2
Which of the following people would be most admired by his or her peers?
a. Victoria volunteers at a hospital because she thinks it will look good on her college applications.
b. Kevin works at a soup kitchen each week as part of a mandatory community service requirement at his job.
c. Jun failed to help in an emergency because he thought someone else had already called 911.
d. Shamika volunteers at a shelter for homeless families because she really likes working with the kids.
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