Us and them: Intergroup failures of empathy

People are often motivated to increase others' positive experiences and to alleviate others' suffering. These tendencies to care about and help one another form the foundation of human society. When the target is an outgroup member, however, people may have powerful motivations not to care...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cikara, Mina, Bruneau, Emile Gabriel, Saxe, Rebecca R.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Sage Publications 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70034
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-1791