Why Do Babies Cry: Once Again About Egoism and Altruism
The article deals with a ratio between egoistic and altruistic components in a person’s motivation and activity. The author provides new interpretations for the widely known examples of altruistic behavior. The results of experimental investigations discovering positive correlations, which exist bet...
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Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
2015-12-01
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| description | The article deals with a ratio between egoistic and altruistic components in a person’s motivation and activity. The author provides new interpretations for the widely known examples of altruistic behavior. The results of experimental investigations discovering positive correlations, which exist between egoism and altruism in a person’s daily activity, are quoted. The author touches upon the problem of egoism as a new possible subject of psychology. The incorporation of egoism concept into the structure of modern humanitarian science opens new perspectives for theorizing and experimental investigations |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fed9433ee4049b99afbe4ad487d16712022-12-22T01:07:16ZrusMoscow State University of Psychology and EducationСовременная зарубежная психология2304-49772015-12-014310.17759/jmfp.2015040303Why Do Babies Cry: Once Again About Egoism and AltruismLevit L.Z.0Belorussia State Pedagogical University, the faculty of psychologyThe article deals with a ratio between egoistic and altruistic components in a person’s motivation and activity. The author provides new interpretations for the widely known examples of altruistic behavior. The results of experimental investigations discovering positive correlations, which exist between egoism and altruism in a person’s daily activity, are quoted. The author touches upon the problem of egoism as a new possible subject of psychology. The incorporation of egoism concept into the structure of modern humanitarian science opens new perspectives for theorizing and experimental investigationshttp://psyjournals.ru/files/79063/jmfp_2015_3_n3_Levit.pdfaltruismprimary motivessubject of psychologyself-realizationhappinessegoismempathy |
| spellingShingle | Levit L.Z. Why Do Babies Cry: Once Again About Egoism and Altruism Современная зарубежная психология altruism primary motives subject of psychology self-realization happiness egoism empathy |
| title | Why Do Babies Cry: Once Again About Egoism and Altruism |
| title_full | Why Do Babies Cry: Once Again About Egoism and Altruism |
| title_fullStr | Why Do Babies Cry: Once Again About Egoism and Altruism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why Do Babies Cry: Once Again About Egoism and Altruism |
| title_short | Why Do Babies Cry: Once Again About Egoism and Altruism |
| title_sort | why do babies cry once again about egoism and altruism |
| topic | altruism primary motives subject of psychology self-realization happiness egoism empathy |
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