Kimberlee feels distressed when she sees poverty. To reduce her own feeling of distress, she works tirelessly in a homeless shelter to help those who are not as well off as she is. Kimberlee's motives for helping are best explained by the ____ hypothesis.

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The negative state relief hypothesis suggests that people help others to alleviate their own negative emotions, such as distress or guilt. Kimberlee's distress upon seeing poverty aligns with this hypothesis, and her actions of working in a homeless shelter can be seen as a way to reduce her own negative state.

Kimberlee Feels Distressed When She Sees Poverty