Question

Amy is walking across campus and sees someone on her hands & knees looking for a ring that slipped off her finger. Which of the following is false, according to the empathy-altruism hypothesis?

a. Amy feels empathy toward the person. so she will probably stop and help the stranger look for the ring, regardless of whether it is in her self-interest to do so.

b. Amy feels empathy toward the person, but she doesn't think she has much to gain by helping, so she decides not to help the person looking for the ring.

c. Amy doesn't feel empathy toward the person, but she recognises her as a TA in her English class. Amy really wants to get a good grade in that class, so she will probably stop and help her TA look for the ring.

d. Amy doesn't feel empathy toward the person and doesn't think she has much to gain by helping, so she decides not to help the person look for the ring.

Answer 1

b. Amy feels empathy toward the person, but she doesn't think she has much to gain by helping, so she decides not to help the person looking for the ring.

Step-by-step explanation:

Empathy-altruism hypothesis: In psychology, the term "empathy-altruism hypothesis" is described as a process in which an individual's feelings of empathy towards another person tends to produce an "altruistic motivation" in order to enhance that person's welfare. Here, in the given context the term "empathy" describes the feelings of sympathy, compassion, and tenderness, etc.

In the question above, the correct answer is option b.