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Answer:

The connection between empathy and altruism is made that altruism tends to grow in children when their sense of empathy develops..

Explanation:

In the article "Altruism: Why We Risk Our Own Well-Being to Help Others" Kendra Cherry is trying to give various explanations of why people risk their own lives for the sake of others, what we term as 'altruism.'

The term 'altruism' is defined by the author as an unselfish act extended towards others. These acts do not desire something in return to the help provided. She says that our lives are filled with small acts of altruism.

The connection that the author has drawn between altruism and empathy is that when the sense of empathy develops in a person it gives birth to altruism. The author wrote that some researchers say that when people feel empathy for someone they are prone to engage in altruism behavior.

To support the claim evidence has been mentioned below:

"Researchers suggest that people are more likely to engage in altruistic behavior when  they feel empathy for the person who is in distress, a suggestion known as the empathy-altruism hypothesis. Researchers have found that children tend to become more altruistic as  their sense of empathy develops."