What Is the Difference Between Altruism and Reciprocal Altruism, Respectively

question 38

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between altruism and reciprocal altruism, respectively?

• A) Altruism is defined as low-risk behaviour that provides minor benefits to others, while reciprocal altruism involves high-risk behaviour that provides major benefits to others.
• B) Altruism is defined as aid given to nonrelatives, while reciprocal altruism involves benefits given to close relatives only.
• C) Altruism is defined as the expectation of a future favour in return for present aid, while reciprocal altruism involves close relatives helping each other.
• D) Altruism is defined as the sacrifice of an individual's reproductive success to help others, while the reciprocal altruism involves the expectation of a future favour in return for present aid.

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Definitions:

Intrinsic Pathway

A cascade of clotting factors leading to the formation of a blood clot, activated from within the vessel, without the need for external tissue damage.

Factor III

Also known as tissue factor, a protein involved in the initiation of blood clotting by activating the extrinsic pathway.

Factor VII

A blood coagulation factor involved in the initiation of the clotting process.

Factor X

A clotting factor, also known as Stuart-Prower factor, that is crucial in the coagulation cascade leading to blood clotting.