Author Question: Ruth volunteers at a homeless shelter two days a month. She finds that she looks forward to her ... (Read 179 times)

audie · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

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.