Author Question: What does the empathic joy hypothesis suggest, and what is a real-life example that illustrates this ... (Read 16 times)

rachel9 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

What does the empathic joy hypothesis suggest, and what is a real-life example that illustrates this hypothesis?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Patty is a politician running for public office. At a town hall meeting, she claims that she has always fought for and will continue to fight for the LGBT community.

At this, a person who does not support Patty stands up and claims that Patty only began to support marriage equality after the majority of U.S. states had legalized same-sex marriage. This person is trying to generate feelings of ________. a) trivialization
b) insufficient justification
c) hypocrisy
d) ego-depletion

tennis14576 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The empathic joy hypothesis suggests that a person who helps another enjoys the positive reactions shown by others whom they help. An example of this is illustrated in the feeling one gets after bestowing a gift upon another person, especially one you care about, and seeing that person smile and show pleasure as a result of receiving the gift.

Answer to Question 2

c