Abstract
Altruism by definition involves the self's evaluation of costs and benefits of an act of the self, which must include cost to the self and benefits to the other. Reinforcement value to the self of such acts is greater than the costs to the self. Without consideration of a self-system of evaluation, there is little meaning to altruistic acts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 268 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2002 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Physiology
- Behavioral Neuroscience