In their research on motives for altruism, Daniel Batson and his colleagues found that
A) people were less likely to feel empathy toward a single person than toward a group of people.
B) most people volunteered to alleviate another person's pain when they felt high levels of personal distress.
C) people only expressed empathy in response to people who were physically attractive.
D) people who felt more empathy were more likely to volunteer to alleviate another person's pain.

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The research conducted by Daniel Batson and his colleagues found that people who felt more empathy were more likely to volunteer to alleviate another person's pain. This suggests that empathy is a key motivator for altruistic behavior. Option A is incorrect because the researchers did not find that people were less likely to feel empathy toward a single person than toward a group of people. Option B is also incorrect because the researchers did not find that most people volunteered to alleviate another person's pain when they felt high levels of personal distress. Option C is incorrect because the researchers did not find that people only expressed empathy in response to people who were physically attractive.

In Their Research on Motives for Altruism, Daniel Batson and His