Joe Is Trying to Decide If He Wants to Put

Multiple Choice

Joe is trying to decide if he wants to put in a good word to help an acquaintance get a job at his company.He considers how it might affect his reputation if his acquaintance does a poor job.At the same time,he also considers how helping someone get a job would make him feel good and that he would likely be perceived in the eyes of others as a 'good' guy.Joe's internal dialogue is most consistent with which of the following models of helping?

A) The negative state relief model
B) The cost-benefit analysis model
C) The empathy-altruism model of prosocial behavior
D) The egoistic relief model