Social Psychology: A mathematical look at empathy

Naoki Masuda; Francisco C Santos

doi:10.7554/eLife.47036

Social Psychology: A mathematical look at empathy

Naoki Masuda, Francisco C Santos

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Abstract

When an individual makes a judgement about the actions of another individual, taking the latter's viewpoint into consideration enhances cooperation in society at large.

Original language	English
Article number	e47036
Number of pages	3
Journal	eLife
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47036
Publication status	Published - 29 Apr 2019

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cooperation
evolutionary biology
game theory
none
social psychology
theory of mind

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