Compassion and altruism: How our minds determine who is worthy of help

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 80-83

  DeSteno, David ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; COMPASSION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; MINDFULNESS; REVIEW; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84923539180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23521546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.02.002     Document Type: Review

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