Understanding Altruism and Empathy in Humans

What is the term for helping behavior that seems to offer no personal reward?

• Empathy

• Compassion

• Altruism

• Sympathy

According to the 2017 study, what did infants prefer when shown videos of characters interacting?

• Characters that joined the conflict

• Characters that intervened to stop the conflict

• Characters that were neutral

• Characters that ignored the conflict

What did the 2014 study find about preschoolers' likelihood to help?

• They help equally regardless of play type

• They help more after playing alone

• They help more after reciprocal play

• They help less after any play

What might influence whether young children use their innate understanding to help others?

• The weather

• The closeness of relationships

• The time of day

• The type of toys available

How might social norms and morals affect altruistic behavior as we grow?

• They completely replace innate urges

• They help build upon innate altruistic urges

• They make us less altruistic

• They have no effect