Experimental games like the dictator game have proven of great value for the study of
altruism and sharing behavior. It has been shown that individuals differ substantially in the
amount of money they offer to an anonymous receiver. Yet, to date little is known about how
personality dispositions shape differences in altruistic sharing. The current study aimed at
elucidating the effects of affective empathy in comparison to cognitive empathy and the
disposition of justice sensitivity on altruistic sharing in the dictator game. Different aspects of …