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Although there are many controversial topics in social psychology this weeks theme of altruism versus egoism is one of the most provocative. The debate over whether humans are capable of pure altruism versus egoism is typically witnessed in the philosophy realm. However there have been many social psychology studies conducted to determine whether or not humans are in fact capable of pure altruism. There is sound research to support both sides of the argument. Some of the research has shown that people do good deeds because they derive some benefit from them while others do good deeds for completely selfless reasons. This week your discussion will consist of a debate with your classmates on altruism versus egoism. You and your classmates will consider and cover the following topics in your arguments:
Your responses must be scholarly and avoid unsupported claims (e.g. personal opinions and generalizations). That is you must support your assertions with credible scientific evidence (peer-reviewed research). You have been assigned randomly to argue in favor of either altruism egoism or somewhere in between. This discussion may require you to take a perspective that differs from your own view of the issue. However you must take the position of the topic to which you have been assigned. For example if you are assigned to argue in favor of egoism but you really believe that people are somewhere in between altruism and egoism you must find research to support arguments in favor of egoism. Your post should be approximately 500 words in length and include appropriate APA-style citations and references