SELF-INTEREST

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N., Sam M.S.
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a personal advantage or benefit that includes the pursuit of benefits and rewards and avoiding costs, harm and danger.

SELF-INTEREST: "In self-interest we avoid things that will endanger or harm us."

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Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "SELF-INTEREST," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/self-interest/ (accessed December 4, 2022).

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