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    In evolutionary biology, reciprocal altruism is a behaviour whereby an organism acts in a manner that temporarily reduces its fitness while increasing...
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  • Reciprocal altruism in humans refers to an individual behavior that gives benefit conditionally upon receiving a returned benefit, which draws on the...
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  • principle—"reciprocal altruism"—to explain the unusually high levels of intentional honesty necessary for language to evolve. "Reciprocal altruism" can be...
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    be adaptive if a hostile outgroup threatens the entire ingroup. Reciprocal altruism. See also Reciprocity (evolution). Direct reciprocity. Research shows...
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    more affected by cues suggesting a similar genetic base than women. Reciprocal altruism is the idea that the incentive for an individual to help in the present...
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    evolution of social behaviour. In 1971 Robert Trivers introduced his reciprocal altruism theory to explain the evolution of helping at the nest of an unrelated...
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  • altruistic behaviour, alongside the less prevalent reciprocity (see also reciprocal altruism), and to be of particular importance in enabling the evolution of...
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  • from others' initial actions, or occur in anticipation of a reciprocal action, while altruism, an interest in the welfare of others over that of oneself...
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  • as kin selection, reciprocal altruism, tolerated theft, group cooperation, and costly signaling. Kin-selection and reciprocal-altruism models of food-sharing...
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  • This led to reciprocal altruism being studied instead under a new social-psychological concept: the norm of reciprocity. Reciprocal altruism has been applied...
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    Tit for tat (category Altruism)
    agent is cooperative. If not, the agent is not. This is similar to reciprocal altruism in biology. Tit-for-tat has been very successfully used as a strategy...
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  • a reciprocal pair of crossings, forming reciprocal hybrids Reciprocal altruism, a form of symbiotic relationship in evolutionary biology Reciprocal cross...
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  • specifically those that are performed unconditionally. The theory of reciprocal altruism can be used to explain behaviours that are performed by a donor who...
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    of forming friendships and making friends. One is the theory of Reciprocal Altruism which provides an explanation as to why individuals make friends...
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  • 1976 album T Shirt Reciprocal (disambiguation) Reciprocation (disambiguation) Reciprocity Treaty (disambiguation) Reciprocal altruism between individuals...
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  • this sharing “tolerated theft” and purports that the benefits of reciprocal altruism stem from the result that families will experience “lower daily variation...
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  • human sociability is built around two principles, kin selection and reciprocal altruism. The principle of kin selection or inclusive fitness states that...
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  • and aggressive behavior. This principle, central to the theory of reciprocal altruism introduced by Robert Trivers in 1971, suggests that altruistic behaviors...
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    mutual benefits participating individuals acquire through reciprocal altruism. Reciprocal altruism involves individuals performing acts to increase the fitness...
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  • evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist. Trivers proposed the theories of reciprocal altruism (1971), parental investment (1972), facultative sex ratio determination...
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    comparison came Robert Trivers' reciprocal altruism theory under the title "tit-for-tat". In conjunction with altruism, kin selection bears an emphasis...
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    species, it is accepted to be the byproduct of mutualism, rather than reciprocal altruism according to Russell & Wright (2009). By cooperating to successfully...
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    faith groups." (See also the section on Global Ethic.) A rule of reciprocal altruism was stated positively in a well-known Torah verse (Hebrew: ואהבת...
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    Relationships. pp. 1333–1336. Trivers, Robert L (1971). "The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 46: 35–57. doi:10.1086/406755...
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    thinking in terms of the gene-centred model, developed the theory of reciprocal altruism, whereby one organism provides a benefit to another in the expectation...
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  • emotions, or those relating to the emotions of others, arose due to reciprocal altruism, mother–child bonding, and the need to accurately estimate the future...
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  • Helping behavior Give and take Identity politics Psychological egoism Reciprocal altruism The Selfish Gene (book) Thomas Hobbes "Tocqueville: Book II Chapter...
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    any formal declaration of repayment, often thought to be a form of reciprocal altruism. Official systems of credit and debt were first created around 1800...
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    support in conflict among primates is considered to be an act of reciprocal altruism. In crab-eating macaques, an experiment was performed in which individuals...
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  • prisoner's dilemma Prisoner's dilemma and cooperation Public goods game Reciprocal altruism Rent-seeking Social preferences Superrationality Swift trust theory...
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