To investigate how altruistic behavior might be influenced by mating motivation, the researchers recruited 146 heterosexual participants (68 men and 78 women), primarily university students ...

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The researchers found that altruistic behavior is universally attractive, with no significant differences between heterosexual and homosexual participants in how much they valued altruistic traits ...

This risky behavior benefits other individuals in the squirrel’s group. Other examples of altruistic behavior include sharing nesting space and helping to raise offspring of an unrelated individual.

Wealthy people are more likely to engage in prosocial behaviour such as donating money or volunteering, according to a new ...

A study demonstrates the effect of androstadienone on altruistic behavior using an economic game. Researchers hypothesized that female participants exposed to androstadienone would exhibit more ...

Wealthy people are more likely to engage in prosocial behavior such as donating money or volunteering, according to a new global study.

Wade has lived on the North Coast since 1978. She taught sociology, psychology, women’s studies and social work at the College of the Redwoods and Cal Poly Humboldt for over 30 years.

Wealthy people are more likely to engage in prosocial behaviour such as donating money or volunteering, according to a new global study published today in PNAS Nexus.