Assertion: altruism | /r/UsedFor | refer to behaviour
Facets:
value: by an individual
type: OTHER
value: in biology
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In biology, altruism refers to behaviour by an individual that increases the fitness of another individual while decreasing the fitness of the actor.
text: Altruism refers to behaviors that are performed for the sake of benefiting others at a cost to oneself.
text: Altruism refers to any behavior that is designed to increase another person’s welfare, and particularly those actions that do not seem to provide a direct reward to the person who performs them (Batson, Ahmad, & Stocks, 2011; Dovidio, Piliavin, Schroeder, & Penner, 2006; Penner, Dovidio, Piliavin, & Schroeder, 2005).
text: The common contrast with selfishness reveals some variations in the understanding of altruism, which may refer to a disposition, to an intention, or to behaviour.