Chapter 5: Altruism and cooperation keywords

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Cooperation
Two or more people working together towards a shared goal.
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Altruism
Having a selfless concern for, or willingness to help others even if doing so harms the altruist.
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Egoism
Maximising one's own welfare regardless of the cost to others.
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Biological altruism
A theory that suggests altruism is an automatic process whereby an individual's genes drive them to act altruistically for the benefit of the species.
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Natural selection
A process of causing evolutionary change over time through which organisms that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.
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Evolutionary psychology
A perspective in psychology that seeks to explain human behaviour and cognition as adaptations that have evolved through natural selection.
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Automatic process
A process that doesn't require any effort or deliberation.
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Mycorrhizal networks
Large underground fungal networks along which trees pass nutrients to other trees and saplings.
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Comparative research
When animals are studied to find out about humans.
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Ethology
The study of animal behaviour under natural conditions. The researcher leaves the animals to behave in as natural a way as possible and documents their behaviour.
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Developmental psychology
A branch of psychology that examines the nature of changes that occur across the lifespan.
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Theory of mind
The ability to recognise that you have mental states- that is thoughts, feelings and beliefs and to understand and infer the mental states of others.
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Cognitive processes
Mental functions that are involved in knowledge acquisition, storage and use. They include attention, perception, learning and problem solving activities.
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Psychological altruism
Psychological altruism is used to describe the motivation to help others for their own sakes where there is no chance of reciprocation.
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Theory building
A process that starts when researchers propose a theory that attempts to explain a phenomenon. This is tested and and retested until a stronger theory emerges that explains the phenomenon more accurately.
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Trolling
Trolling is where people antagonise others online for example by posting offensive comments.
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Doxing
Doxing is where people reveal identifying information about someone else online.
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Bystander affect
The theory that bystanders are less likely to help in an emergency when there are other bystanders than in situations when they are alone.
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Having a selfless concern for, or willingness to help others even if doing so harms the altruist.

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A theory that suggests altruism is an automatic process whereby an individual's genes drive them to act altruistically for the benefit of the species.

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A process of causing evolutionary change over time through which organisms that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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