Psychology / Unit 11 Psych 1257 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Altruism
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The idea
Altruism is prosocial behavior motivated by concern for another with no expected benefit to oneself.
In practice
An anonymous donation to a person the giver will never meet.
Where people slip
Whether purely altruistic motivation exists is a genuine and unresolved dispute in the field.
Your place on the trail
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