Two Friends, Jonah and Pete, Are Discussing Whether True Altruism

Essay

Two friends, Jonah and Pete, are discussing whether true altruism really exists. Jonah believes that altruism does exist and uses the example of a volunteer firefighter rushing into a burning building to save a woman trapped in a third story apartment. Pete argues that this action is not true altruism. Briefly describe 2 models that have been used to understand helping behavior and discuss how each model would explain these actions by a volunteer firefighter.