Empathy and Helping: Considering the Consequences of Intervention

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 435-453

  Sibicky, Mark E ^a   Schroeder, David A ^b   Dovidio, John F ^c  

^a MARIETTA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

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EID: 84963388070     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: 15324834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp1604_3     Document Type: Article

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