In a study of charitable giving and volunteering in the United States,87 percent of the people surveyed said that the reason they contributed was that helping was consistent with their personal values.These findings suggest that people often help in order to
A) manage their mood.
B) gain genetic benefits.
C) gain material benefits.
D) enhance and verify their self-image.

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The fact that 87 percent of people surveyed contributed because helping is consistent with their personal values suggests that they are motivated by a desire to enhance and verify their self-image. This choice is supported by the concept of self-image maintenance, which suggests that people are motivated to behave in ways that maintain or enhance their beliefs about themselves.

In a Study of Charitable Giving and Volunteering in the United