Steve and allie, who work at the same research institute, are competing to be the first scientist to isolate novel protein x from cancer cells. they run into one another while signing up for the same lab microscope and discuss their research progress. the end result is that steve's research project benefited from the interaction but allie's did not. which set of interactional styles could have occurred between steve and allie?
a. cooperative or altruistic
b. spiteful or selfish
c. altruistic or spiteful
d. altruistic or selfish

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community