altruistic behaviour

collocation in English

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altruistic
adjective
uk
/ˌæl.truˈɪs.tɪk/us
/ˌæl.truˈɪs.tɪk/
showing a wish to help or bring advantages to others, even if it results in disadvantage ...
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behaviour
noun
uk
/bɪˈheɪ.vjər/us
/bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/
the way that ...
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(Definition ofaltruisticandbehaviourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Such criticisms typically focus on the importance of the meaningful and communicative dimensions of conduct, on 'commitment',altruisticbehaviour, and norm- or value-governed behaviour.
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In section 3 the focus is onaltruisticbehaviour.
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However, genes may explain part of the variance inaltruisticbehaviour.
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The support for this claim comes from evidence thataltruisticbehaviouris not an 'intrinsic feature of enlightenment' (218).
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Individuals involved in nursing-home advocacy are obviously engaged inaltruisticbehaviour.
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The survey proposed that there were two major factors affectingaltruisticbehaviour: namely; is the potential beneficiary deserving?
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They did, however, recognize the value of social obligation and that pleasure could be gained fromaltruisticbehaviour.
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Thus, costly signalling theory can explain apparently wasteful andaltruisticbehaviour.
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Cooperation leads toaltruisticbehaviour, and costly signalling could explain this.
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In multiply mated colonies, the relatedness between siblings is lowered, which diminishes the benefits ofaltruisticbehaviourwithin the colony.
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Sympathy can lead to, and be the cause of prosocial andaltruisticbehaviour.
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Yet in many social animalsaltruisticbehaviourcan be found.
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Other researchers, generally those who support the selfish gene theory, question the authenticity of thisaltruisticbehaviour.
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Kin altruism isaltruisticbehaviourwhose evolution is driven by kin selection.
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He used this to show a possible mechanism for the evolution ofaltruisticbehaviourfrom mechanisms that are initially purely selfish, by natural selection.
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They demonstratealtruisticbehaviourto other rats in experiments, including freeing them from cages.
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Other critics argue that it is false either because it is an over-simplified interpretation of behavior or that there exists empirical evidence ofaltruisticbehaviour.
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This allowsaltruisticbehaviourto develop, and causes the optimum solution to the dilemma, to no longer be to defect but instead to cooperate.
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Kin selection explains altruism through genetic relationships, whereby analtruisticbehaviourleading to death is rewarded by the survival of genetic copies distributed among surviving relatives.
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This theory showed howaltruisticbehaviourcould evolve without the need for group-level selection, and quickly gained prominence among biologists interested in the evolution of social behaviour.
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