The benefits of empathy: When empathy may sustain cooperation in social dilemmas

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 856-866

  Rumble, Ann C ^a   Van Lange, Paul A M ^b,c   Parks, Craig D ^d  

^a Ohio University Chillicothe   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957220220     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.659     Document Type: Article

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