Helping behavior that either fails to reward or harms the person who performs it is called ____.

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Altruism refers to helping others without expecting any personal reward or benefit, even if the behavior has no immediate or obvious benefit to the person performing the behavior or even if the behavior results in harm or risk to the helper. Compassion, benevolence, and mercy may all involve helping others, but they do not necessarily entail a lack of personal gain or potential harm to the helper.

Helping Behavior That Either Fails to Reward or Harms the Person