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Caiter2013

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Is there such a thing as an altruistic personality? Why or why not?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Kelley's theory of attribution suggests that, in trying to discern personal characteristics from behavioral evidence, people
 
  a. behave like scientists and engage in informal experiments.
  b. use cognitive heuristics improperly.
  c. usually attribute behavior to both personal and situational factors.
  d. fail to adequately consider consensus information.


Ahnyah

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

There are certainly reliable individual differences that predict one's propensity for
helping. For example, agreeableness is a widely recognized personality trait that is
positively related to helping behavior. Humility seems to promote helping behavior. Yet
the two traits that seem most closely linked to helping behavior--empathy and moral
reasoning--are not generally recognized as personality traits per se. That is, they are
not part of the Big Five model, which is the most widely recognized model of
personality amongst academic researchers in social psychology. They may be better
labeled individual difference variables rather than personality traits.

Answer to Question 2

a


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