Human Behavior

What is the main purpose of the author's text, "Why do Human Beings Do Good Things?"

• to prove that people can be altruistic for a rewarding feeling without being selfish

• to explore the origins of altruism and how "pure" altruism has developed over time

• to prove that altruism is an essential part of human survival

Which example from the text explains how an empathetic person can be altruistic?

• "we are carriers of thousands of genes whose aim is to survive and replicate.."

• "an act... may make you feel better and increase other people's respect for you."

• "All living beings are interconnected."

In the article, "Why Do Good People Do Bad Things?", why does the author introduce the topic with "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"?

• to reveal that good and evil are only found in fiction stories

• to show that some people are more naturally good than evil

• to reveal what happens in real life when people are faced with a choice to do good or evil things

• to show that people are naturally evil

In the article, "What Makes People Do Bad Things?", which statement summarizes the author's viewpoint on the average person's ability to be evil?

• People will continually do bad things if they can blame it on their social surroundings.

• A person's capacity for good or evil can change based on the situation and the environment.

• Social experiments are important and necessary to analyze people's behavior.

• Evil actions are usually justifiable.

Which statement best supports the idea that people are not born "good" or "evil"?

• "...the right dose of certain situations can transform ordinarily good people into evildoers"

• "Any of us can move across it (line)... I argue that we all have the capacity for love and evil-to be Mother Teresa or Hitler..."

• "....situations pull people to act in ways they never thought imaginable"

• All of these statements