Unselfish traits and social decision-making patterns characterize six populations of real-world extraordinary altruists

Shawn A. Rhoads (), Kruti M. Vekaria, Katherine O’Connell, Hannah S. Elizabeth, David G. Rand, Megan N. Kozak Williams and Abigail A. Marsh
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Shawn A. Rhoads: Georgetown University
Kruti M. Vekaria: Georgetown University
Katherine O’Connell: Georgetown University
Hannah S. Elizabeth: Georgetown University
David G. Rand: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Megan N. Kozak Williams: Linfield University
Abigail A. Marsh: Georgetown University

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Abstract Acts of extraordinary, costly altruism, in which significant risks or costs are assumed to benefit strangers, have long represented a motivational puzzle. But the features that consistently distinguish individuals who engage in such acts have not been identified. We assess six groups of real-world extraordinary altruists who had performed costly or risky and normatively rare (

Date: 2023
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