¶ … True Altruism Exist?
The objective of this study is to analyze the work of Batson, et al., and Cialdini, et al. And to discuss whether true altruism exists.
Batson et al. entitled "Is Empathic Emotion a Source of Altruistic Motivation" published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1981) holds that true altruism does exist while the work of Cialdini, et al. entitled "Empathy-Based Helping: Is It Selflessly or Selfishly Motivated? Published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology" (1987) holds that true altruism does not exist.
It is the belief of Batson et al. that people assist others at time for reason that are purely altruistic and states specifically that the primary reason for altruism is that of 'empathy'. Cialdini et al. On the other hand do not believe that empathy is enough alone to motivate individuals to assist others but instead believe that individuals assist others because it makes them feel better themselves. This question is one that is important for social psychologists in the study of human behavior.
Batson et al. describe empathy as "the ability to experience someone else's feelings by imaging what it would be like to be in the same situation as another person." Batson et al. believe that when empathy is felt for another person...
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