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Allegedly, altruism is not motivated by reciprocity. Pro-social behavior may have reciprocity as a motivation. The idea behind promoting pro-social traits in children isn't cultivating selflessness so much as simply having them get along in groups, and not grow up to be mean, nasty, or criminal
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