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A kind mind: effects of compassion-based meditation on prosocial intergroup outcomes in a South African pilot sample

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
Three decades into democracy, the corollaries of apartheid continue to pattern South African society, with complicated race feelings and resistance to reparative government policies still driving separation.
Adala M. Prevost   +2 more
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Functional Neuroimaging of Human Hypothalamus in Socioemotional Behavior: A Systematic Review

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2022
There exist extensive animal research and lesion studies in humans demonstrating a tight association between the hypothalamus and socioemotional behavior. However, human neuroimaging literature in this direction is still rather limited.
Andrea Caria, Ginevra Matilde Dall’Ò
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Prosociality in Microtransit

open access: yesJournal of Artificial Intelligence Research
We study (public) microtransit, a type of transportation service wherein a municipality offers point-to-point rides to residents, for a fixed, nominal fare. Microtransit exemplifies practical resource allocation problems that are often over-constrained in that not all ride requests (pickup and dropoff locations at specified times) can be satisfied or ...
Divya Sundaresan   +5 more
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Dynamic Duos? Jamaican Fruit Bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) Do Not Show Prosocial Behavior in a Release Paradigm

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences, 2016
Once thought to be uniquely human, prosocial behavior has been observed in a number of species, including vampire bats that engage in costly food-sharing.
Eric Hoffmaster, Jennifer Vonk
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Ikhlas = Prososial ? (Studi Komparasi Berdasar Caps)

open access: yesPsikoislamika, 2011
Ikhlas is often interpreted as sincerity in helping or prosocial. This study aimed to test the common assumption by performing a comparative study based on the components in CAPS as the parameters.
Lu’luatul Chizanah
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Aging, Empathy, and Prosociality [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2013
Although empathy is a well-established motivation in younger adults for helping others, it is not known whether this extends to aging. Prioritization of socioemotional goals with age may increase the salience of helping others (i.e., prosocial behavior), but older adults also experience decreased cognitive empathy.
Janelle N. Beadle   +3 more
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When Everyone Wins? Exploring Employee and Customer Preferences for No-Haggle Pricing

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2018
The organizational importance for interactions between frontline employees and customers has been examined in relation to dimensions such as climate or culture.
Kevin M. Kniffin   +2 more
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Heroic Helping: The Effects of Priming Superhero Images on Prosociality

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2018
Two experiments examined how exposure to superhero images influences both prosociality and meaning in life. In Experiment 1 (N = 246) exposed individuals to scenes with superhero images or neutral images. Individuals primed with superhero images reported
Daryl R. Van Tongeren   +9 more
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Anger and Prosocial Behavior [PDF]

open access: yesEmotion Review, 2014
Anger is often primarily portrayed as a negative emotion that motivates antagonistic, aggressive, punitive, or hostile behavior. We propose that this portrayal is too one-sided. A review of the literature on behavioral consequences of anger reveals evidence for the positive and even prosocial behavioral consequences of this emotion.
Doorn, J. van   +2 more
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Altruism and its relationship to resilience during disaster

open access: yesJàmbá
Studies positively correlate altruism and prosocial behaviour during routine times, yet unexpected environmental triggers (like a disaster) for prosocial and altruistic behaviour are underexplored.
Bethany L. Van Brown, Brenda K. Vollman
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