Evidence for Altruism: Toward a Pluralism of Prosocial Motives

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 107-122

  Batson, C Daniel ^a   Shaw, Laura L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0000170151     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: 15327965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327965pli0202_1     Document Type: Article

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