Empathy [ from bench to bedside

There are many reasons for scholars to investigate empathy. Empathy plays a crucial role in human social interaction at all stages of life; it is thought to help motivate positive social behavior, inhibit aggression, and provide the affective and motivational bases for moral development; it is a nec...

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Main Author: Decety, Jean (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press , c2012
Series:Social neuroscience series
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