Beyond egoism and group identity: Empathy toward the other and awareness of others in a social dilemma

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 369-379

  Oceja, Luis ^a   Jiménez, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Awareness of others; Empathy; Social dilemma

Indexed keywords

EID: 35848968913     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600006636     Document Type: Review

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