Altruism in humans /
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| Author / Creator: | Batson, C. Daniel (Charles Daniel), 1943- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, c2011. |
| Description: | vi, 329 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8297294 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. A Theory of Altruistic Motivation
- 1. The Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis
- 2. Antecedents of Empathic Concern
- 3. Behavioral Consequences of Empathy-Induced Altruism
- Part II. Empirical Evidence
- 4. Turning to Experiments
- 5. Testing the Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis
- 6. Two Further Challenges
- Part III. Altruism in Action
- 7. Benefits of Empathy-Induced Altruism
- 8. Liabilities
- 9. Toward a Pluralism of Prosocial Motives-and a More Humane Society
- Summary and Conclusion
- References
- Appendix A. Cross-cutting Independent Variable(s), Dependent Variable(s), and Competing Predictions that Can Test the Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis Against Each Egoistic Alternative
- Appendix B. Tests of the Aversive-Arousal-Reduction Hypothesis
- Appendix C. Tests of the Social-Evaluation Version of the Empathy-Specific-Punishment Hypothesis
- Appendix D. Tests of the Self-Evaluation Version of the Empathy-Specific-Punishment Hypothesis
- Appendix E. Tests of the General Empathy-Specific-Reward Hypothesis
- Appendix F. Tests of the Empathic-Joy Version of the Empathy-Specific-Reward Hypothesis
- Appendix G. Tests of the Negative-State-Relief Version of the Empathy-Specific-Reward Hypothesis
- Author Index
- Subject Index
