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ishan

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Suppose Dan is late for a very important meeting. As he runs toward his car, he sees a woman using crutches who has dropped a large stack of papers onto a busy sidewalk.
 
  Dan feels a great deal of empathy for this woman because he remembers how tough it was when he had to use crutches a couple years before. According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis, Dan will
  a. help her pick up the papers because knows that she and other people around them will think he's a nice person.
  b. help her pick up the papers because he wants to reduce his own and her distress.
  c. help her pick up the papers because he wants to feel good about himself.
  d. not help her pick up the papers because he knows how long it takes to pick up papers.

Question 2

The authors of your text tell a story about Abraham Lincoln in which Lincoln ordered a coach to stop so he could save some piglets from drowning.
 
  Lincoln claimed that he helped because I should have had no peace of mind all day had I gone on and left that suffering old sow worrying over those pigs. Lincoln argued that he was helping because of
  a. altruism.
  b. self-interest.
  c. social exchange concerns.
  d. the reciprocity norm.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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