"I've been there, too": Effect on empathy of prior experience with a need

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 474-482

  Batson, C Daniel ^a   Sympson, Susie C ^b   Hindman, Jennifer L ^b   Decruz, Peter ^b   Todd, R Matthew ^b   Weeks, Joy L ^b   Jennings, Geoffrey ^b   Burris, Christopher T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030306488     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167296225005     Document Type: Article

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