Altruism Is

question 43

Multiple Choice

Altruism is

• A)displaced aggressive behavior.
• B)a means of ranking animals in a dominance hierarchy.
• C)actions of an animal that immediately benefit others rather than itself.
• D)belligerent behavior that helps an animal compete in its society.

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Definitions:

Complex Systems

Systems composed of interconnected parts that as a whole exhibit one or more properties not obvious from the properties of the individual parts.

Common Goals

Objectives shared by a group of individuals or organizations that provide a unified direction and foster collaboration.

Performance Efficiency

An input measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment.

Resource Cost

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