". . . As you would have them do unto you": Does imagining yourself in the other's place stimulate moral action?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1190-1201

  Batson, C Daniel ^a   Lishner, David A ^a   Carpenter, Amy ^a   Dulin, Luis ^a   Harjusola Webb, Sanna ^a   Stocks, E L ^a   Gale, Shawna ^a   Hassan, Omar ^a   Sampat, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fairness; Moral behavior; Moral motivation; Perspective taking justice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORALS; PROJECTION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0042326185     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167203254600     Document Type: Article

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