A child is playing with her sibling and accidentally gets too rough. the sibling ends up falling down and getting hurt. the child responsible immediately helps the sibling up and offers comfort to attempt to stop the crying for fear of being punished by her parents. what is this an example of?

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This has to do with a child's egotism. It's Motivated Altruism. 
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A child is playing with her sibling and accidentally gets too rough. The sibling ends up falling down and getting hurt. The child responsible immediately helps the sibling up and offers comfort to attempt to stop the crying for fear of being punished by her parents.

This is an example of Egotism-Motivated Altruism.

What is Egotism-Motivated Altruism?

Altruistic behaviour is typically characterised as being driven by the desire to help another person(in this case sibling) out of compassion for that individual. The term is used as an alternative to the terms "self-interested," "selfish," or "egoistic," which are used to describe actions taken entirely for one's own gain.

What is Egotism?

The child help response immediately and help his/her sibling in the fear of being scolded by his/her parents is egotism.

What is Altruism?

If the child helps its sibling out of compassion, without thinking of its own safety. No thought of any positive or negative reinforcement. Then it could be altruism. Altruism is the moral principle of caring for the happiness of other people or animals, leading to a higher quality of physical and spiritual existence. It is a cherished virtue in many societies and a fundamental component of many religious and nonreligious worldviews.

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