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?

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Joe is engaging in a cost-benefit analysis by weighing the potential negative consequences of recommending his acquaintance with his own reputation against the positive feelings he would experience from helping someone out.

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