This study suggests that our tactile cortices, primarily evolved to perceive touch and pain on our body, have an important social function. They contribute to prosocial decision-making by helping ...

"Our study is the first to demonstrate that observing helping, or prosocial, behavior in others affects infants' prosocial behavior and provides a critical mechanism in early prosocial development ...

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Peer- and teacher-reported prosocial behavior of 339 6th-grade (11-12 years) and 8th-grade (13-14 years) students was examined in relation to prosocial goals, self-processes (reasons for behavior, ...

Prosocial behaviors are the voluntary actions we take to help others with no expected benefit for ourselves. Actions can be seemingly insignificant such as correcting a buddy’s uniform ...

Toddlers' inhibition and gender moderated the links between maternal parenting and prosocial behavior. Maternal parenting was most strongly predictive of the prosocial behavior of more highly ...

For example, when tax evasion is perceived as more common, it will also be seen as more acceptable, increasing its prevalence and leading more people to conclude that such common behavior is approved.

Enduring competitive pressure not only changes young people's behavior, but also their personality: they become less ...

A new study published in The Journal of Psychology found that superhero movies can promote prosocial behavior.

A new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality suggests that individuals high in antagonistic narcissism are ...

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