Exam 11: Empathy and Egotism: Portals to Altruism, Gratitude, and Forgiveness

In Froh and colleagues' examination of the effectiveness of gratitude interventions, who was likely to increase levels of gratitude by writing letters?

The GRAT is a self-report measure used to tap into three factors of gratitude. Which of the following is one of these factors?

A student is walking in the hall and sees another student drop their books. The thought process behind helping the student who dropped the books included a feeling of slight sorrow for them. Which motive best explains this behavior?

Empathy includes being capable of matching someone else's emotions.

A child is playing with her sibling and accidentally gets too rough. The sibling ends up falling and getting hurt. The child responsible immediately helps the sibling up and offers comfort to attempt to stop the crying for fear of being punished by her parents. What is this an example of?

Which of the following is a way that the author suggests can help children develop empathy?

Medical students and other people working in health care develop an increased sense of empathy as they are being educated.

Which of the following is one of the three motives for engaging in egotism-based altruism?

When one feels the extreme need to consider oneself special and unique and different from others, it may create difficulty with others. Which of the following will desires such as these hinder?

Which of the following does gratitude meditation address?

Describe one example of someone engaging in egotism-based altruism and one example of someone engaging in empathy-based altruism. Briefly explain how the motive of altruism is applicable to each example.

Dissimilar individuals may not spend much time around each other, which can lead to having less empathy for those viewed as different.

What does research on cultural differences in defining altruism suggest about societal engagement in altruistic behavior?

Describe how you would convince a friend to incorporate more gratitude into their life by explaining the correlates of gratitude that help improve daily life.

Which of the following can help to enhance empathic behaviors?

In what way can gratitude be beneficial for a relationship?

What brain structure is involved in the experience of gratitude?

The areas of the brain responsible for social relationships, bonding, and social rewards also appear to activate when someone experiences gratitude.

Aside from egoism and empathy, what is another contributor to altruistic actions?

Helping behavior that is motivated by the likelihood of reciprocity of the person in need is known as ______.