Living psychology: animal minds glossary
Glossary for DD210-1 Living Psychology: Animal Minds
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Reciprocal altruism
Reciprocal altruism is an explanation for co-operative helping behaviour which argues that the individual doing the helping will benefit, or expects to benefit, from being helped in return (see also reciprocity).
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ReciprocityReciprocity means, literally, ‘back and forth’. It refers to a type of co-operation where individual A helps individual B because individual B will then be more likely to help individual A in return (see also reciprocal altruism). | |