Author Question: Patty, a manager of a small team at a publishing house in New York City, wanted to surprise her ... (Read 81 times)

sjones · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Patty, a manager of a small team at a publishing house in New York City, wanted to surprise her hardworking team members with a random act of kindness.

Near the end of the workday on Friday, Patty went around to each team member's desk and said that they needed to meet in the conference room for an urgent meeting. When the team members arrived, they found wine, cheese, and crackers, and each person's face brightened with happiness. Patty felt wonderful seeing the happiness on her staff's faces. Patty's motivation can be explained by the ________. a) negative-state relief model
b) reciprocal altruism hypothesis
c) empathic joy hypothesis
d) positive-state relief model.

Question 2

On his walk to work, Marlon witnessed a pedestrian get hit by a bus. The man survived but was badly injured, and witnessing this made Marlon very upset.

Near his office, Marlon saw a homeless man, and Marlon gave the man 20 dollars, an action he had never done before. Marlon's behavior can be explained by the ________ model. a) empathic accuracy
b) emotional empathy
c) negative-state relief
d) empathic relief