The empathy-prospect model and the choice to help

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 816-839

  Lee, Julie Anne ^a   Murnighan, J Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035297814     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb01415.x     Document Type: Article

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