Prosocial Behaviour and Altruism

Consider and discuss how the phenomena of prosocial behaviour and pure altruism relate to each other and how they differ from each other.

Pure altruism is a specific kind of prosocial behaviour where your sole motivation is to help a person in need without seeking benefit for yourself. It is often viewed as a truly selfless form of behavior.

Provide an example each of prosocial behaviour and pure altruism.