In support for the empathy-altruism hypothesis,Miho Toi and Daniel Batson (1982)found that participants were most likely to help a student named Carol who was injured in an automobile accident when they were told

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The empathy-altruism hypothesis suggests that feeling empathy for someone in need leads to altruistic behavior. In this study, participants were most likely to help Carol when they were instructed to try to imagine how she felt about what happened to her, which would increase their empathy toward her. Therefore, option A is the best choice. Option B, which encourages participants to be objective, would decrease their level of empathy and is less likely to result in altruistic behavior. Options C and D, which relate to the frequency of seeing Carol, may have some impact but are less directly related to empathy and are less effective in increasing altruistic behavior.

In Support for the Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis,Miho Toi and Daniel Batson