Naomi, a teacher, is talking to a student in her class. While pleading with the teacher to postpone an upcoming test, the student begins to cry. Naomi decides to postpone the test to reduce the student's distress. According to C. Daniel Batson's empathy-altruism hypothesis, Naomi's decision to help the student is due to ________ motivation.

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C. Daniel Batson's empathy-altruism hypothesis suggests that when we feel empathy for another person, we will help them out of a genuine desire to improve their situation, which is referred to as empathic motivation.

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