Anonymous donation to a charity
The act of donating anonymously to a local charity demonstrates true altruism.
An example of her altruism was her generous, anonymous, donation to the homeless foundation in her city.
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The previous year's offspring of the Florida Scrub Jay stayed behind to assist in the rearing of their parents' current brood, an example of altruism.
A family selling its home, in order to donate half of the proceeds to charity.
No; because altruism is behavior that incurred a cost to the actor and benefits the recipient. This can be reciprocal; for example I will cook dinner for you (here there is a cost to me and a benefit to you) if you walk my dog for me (here there is a cost to you and a benefit to me).
She had lots of altruism on the poor people living in Africa.
She had lots of altruism on the poor people living in Africa.
False. Social behavior can be driven by a variety of factors including self-interest, cooperation, competition, and altruism. While altruism is one form of social behavior where individuals act selflessly for the benefit of others, social behavior can also be motivated by selfish reasons or a mix of altruism and self-interest.
Altruism develops because human beings have an innate sense of compassion. That leads to acts of altruism that seem to sometimes defy logic.
The adjective form of altruism is "altruistic." It describes someone who shows unselfish concern for the well-being of others.
Altruism is the idea that organisms can and do act to protect other organisms, in or outside their own family group, at the disadvantage of themselves. The core debate on altruism is whether the action is purely to save the other organism (and thus emotionally driven) or if the action aids in the continuation of the altruistic organism's genetics.