Question

The core deficit of Psychopaths affects their long term success because,

• A. they cannot sustain the behaviour.
• B. they are less likely to succeed as HR managers than as finance managers.
• C. they cannot hide their lack of compassion for long.
• D. empathy is essential for long term success.
• E. natural selection enables moral feelings.
• A. Compassion exists for a reason.
• B. Empathy is a chance event.
• C. Empathy is the cause of moral choice.
• D. Caring for others is psychopathy.
• J. Long term success in business is a freak accident.
• A. The faculty is a psychopath.
• B. The faculty was compassionate.
• C. The faculty was both empathetic and compassionate but unfair.
• D. The faculty displayed empathy but not compassion.
• O. The faculty displayed compassion but not empathy.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Psychopaths are often characterized by superficial charm, manipulativeness, and lack of empathy. While these traits can sometimes help them achieve short-term gains, their inability to genuinely feel or display compassion eventually undermines their success in the long run. Step 1: Linking compassion with long-term success
Long-term success in careers, leadership, or relationships depends on building trust, sustaining cooperation, and showing empathy. A psychopath’s “core deficit” is their inability to feel compassion, which becomes apparent over time.

Step 2: Evaluating the options \begin{itemize} \item

Option A: “They cannot sustain the behaviour.” — Too vague; does not specify what behaviour. \item

Option B: “They are less likely to succeed as HR managers than as finance managers.” — Irrelevant; the passage does not compare professions. \item

Option C: “They cannot hide their lack of compassion for long.” — Correct, as the absence of compassion is the central flaw that eventually becomes visible and blocks sustained success. \item

Option D: “Empathy is essential for long term success.” — True in general, but less specific than C. \item

Option E: “Natural selection enables moral feelings.” — Philosophical, but not directly related to the author’s point. \end{itemize}

Step 3: Inference
Thus, the most accurate answer is Option C: The long-term barrier for psychopaths is their inability to hide their lack of compassion, which prevents sustainable success.

Final Answer: \[ \boxed{\text{C. they cannot hide their lack of compassion for long.}} \]

Answer 2

Step 1: Understanding the author’s perspective.
The question asks what the author affirms as correct. Typically, in philosophical or psychological passages, compassion and empathy are treated as purposeful traits that serve human survival, cooperation, and morality. They are not random or pathological, but meaningful in shaping human behavior.

Step 2: Evaluating each option.
(A)

Compassion exists for a reason.
This aligns with the idea that compassion has evolutionary, social, and moral functions. The author likely supports this view, making this the correct option.
(B)

Empathy is a chance event.
This is incorrect. Empathy is not treated as a random occurrence but as a structured and purposeful human trait.
(C)

Empathy is the cause of moral choice.
While empathy may influence moral choices, the passage does not necessarily state it as the sole or primary cause. Thus, this option is overstated.
(D)

Caring for others is psychopathy.
This is directly contradictory, since psychopathy involves a lack of empathy and compassion. Hence, this is completely incorrect.
(E)

Long term success in business is a freak accident.
This is unrelated to compassion or empathy and is outside the author’s focus. Incorrect.


Step 3: Conclusion.
The only option consistent with the author’s perspective is that compassion is purposeful and meaningful — it “exists for a reason.”

Final Answer: \[ \boxed{\text{A. Compassion exists for a reason}} \]

Answer 3

Step 1: Understanding the scenario
The student is pleading with the faculty to increase marks, citing a personal crisis (possible expulsion if failed). The faculty responds politely and acknowledges the situation but refuses to change grades, stating fairness to others.


Step 2: Distinguishing empathy and compassion
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Empathy means understanding or feeling another person’s emotions.
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Compassion means not only understanding but also being motivated to act and help alleviate the suffering.


Step 3: Analyzing the faculty’s behavior
- The faculty clearly understood the student’s situation and expressed regret by saying “I am sorry” — this indicates empathy.
- However, the faculty did not act to change the student’s outcome, since altering grades would be unfair — this shows absence of compassion (compassion requires action to reduce suffering).


Step 4: Eliminating wrong options
- (A) Psychopath: Incorrect, as the faculty shows concern and fairness, not lack of emotions.
- (B) Compassionate: Incorrect, since compassion would involve trying to alleviate suffering, which did not happen.
- (C) Both empathetic and compassionate but unfair: Incorrect, because compassion is missing here.
- (E) Compassion but not empathy: Incorrect, since compassion requires empathy, and here only empathy is present.


Step 5: Conclusion
The faculty understood the student’s emotions but did not take any action to help, so the correct description is:
\[ \boxed{\text{The faculty displayed empathy but not compassion.}} \]