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Biological theories of prosocial behavior

Altruism is a puzzling behavior. It does not appear to make much sense that individuals would risk their lives for a stranger. There are biological arguments for the origins of altruism, but there are also arguments that altruism results from emotional and cognitive processes. Psychologists argue that there are two types of altruism: biological altruism, which is based on evolutionary explanations, and psychological...

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