Cognitive aspects of prosocial behavior in nonhuman primates
Cronin, K. A.
(2012). Cognitive aspects of prosocial behavior in nonhuman primates. In N. M. Seel (
Ed.),
Encyclopedia of the sciences of learning. Part 3 (2nd ed., pp. 581-583). Berlin: Springer.
Definition
Prosocial behavior is any behavior performed by one
individual that results in a benefit for another individual.
Prosocial motivations, prosocial preferences, or
other-regarding preferences refer to the psychological
predisposition to behave in the best interest of
another individual. A behavior need not be costly to
the actor to be considered prosocial, thus the concept is
distinct from altruistic behavior which requires that
the actor incurs some cost when providing a benefit
to another.
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