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