Question

PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text?

A

Behaving in a truly altruistic manner is an important part of being human; the reasons why people do it are less important.

B

Psychologists are unable to agree if true altruism exists, but they believe several factors could be encouraging people to act in seemingly selfless ways.

C

Psychologists have determined that true altruism doesn’t exist because humans are compelled to always put themselves first.

D

Behaviors should be discussed in terms of their prosocial nature because psychologists still don’t fully understand the nature of altruism.

(from common lit)

Answer 1

B.

Half of the article is dedicated on determining if “true altruism” exist which inevitably rebounds back to the idea that there are more then one factor at play for someone to act selflessly.