According to _____,people provide help to someone else when the benefits of helping,and the costs of not helping,outweigh the potential costs of helping and the benefits of not helping.

A) social exchange theory
B) the theory of kin selection
C) altruism theory
D) the empathy-altruism model

Social Exchange Theory

A theoretical perspective that explains social change and stability as a process of negotiated exchanges between parties.

Kin Selection

A theory in evolutionary biology that proposes an organism will behave in a manner that increases the genetic success of its relatives, even at a cost to its own survival and reproduction.

Altruism Theory

A theory suggesting that humans are capable of selfless acts done for the benefit of others without personal gain.