Empathy accounts for the naturally occurring subjective experience of similarity between the
feelings expressed by self and others without loosing sight of whose feelings belong to …

Current research on prosocial behavior covers a broad and diverse range of phenomena.
We argue that this large research literature can be best organized and understood from a …

This paper contrasts two perspectives on energy efficient home renovations from applied
behavioural research on energy efficiency and from sociological research on homes and …

Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary …

Does empathy felt while reading fiction actually cultivate a sense of connection, leading to
altruistic actions on behalf of real others? Empathy and the Novel presents a comprehensive …

Sexual and asexual reproduction are found throughout the plant and animal kingdoms.
Asexual reproduction has its advantages, chief among which is that it does not require the …

We are living in a time when the activation of mirror neurons in the brains of onlookers can
be recorded as they witness another's actions and emotional reac tions. 1 Contemporary …

Written by four leading researchers in the study of prosocial behavior, this book introduces a
new perspective on prosocial behavior for the 21st century. Building on the bystander …

The present studies demonstrate that conceiving of racial group membership as biologically
determined increases acceptance of racial inequities (Studies 1 and 2) and cools interest in …

The genetic evolution of altruism (ie, a behavior resulting in a net reduction of the survival
and/or reproduction of an actor to benefit a recipient) once perplexed biologists because it …