The roots of human altruism

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 455-471

  Warneken, Felix ^a   Tomasello, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATION; EVOLUTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MOTIVATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REWARD; SOCIALIZATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; FEEDBACK; GOALS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; REWARD; SELECTION (GENETICS); SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 68749092697     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712608X379061     Document Type: Article

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