Research in the scientific literature increasingly demonstrates that empathy consists of
multiple dimensions, and that defining empathy as a single encompassing term may be …

Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted as reference and universal
guidepost for transitioning to Sustainable Development by the United Nations in 2015 as …

This article reviews research from several behavioral disciplines to derive strategies for
prompting people to perform behaviors that are individually costly and provide negligible …

Empathy and empathy-related processes, such as compassion and personal distress, are
recognized to play a key role in social relations. This review examines the role of empathy in …

Altruistic behavior varies considerably across people and decision contexts. The relevant
computational and motivational mechanisms that underlie its heterogeneity, however, are …

Generous behaviour is known to increase happiness, which could thereby motivate
generosity. In this study, we use functional magnetic resonance imaging and a public pledge …

Encountering another's suffering can elicit both empathic distress and empathic care—the
warm desire to affiliate. It remains unclear whether these two feelings can be accurately and …

The power of visual imagery is well known, enshrined in such familiar sayings as “seeing is
believing” and “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Iconic photos stir our emotions and …

Charitable giving in 2013 exceeded $300 billion, but why do we respond to some life-saving
causes while ignoring others? In our first two studies, we demonstrated that valuation of lives …

Empathy shapes the landscape of our social lives. It motivates prosocial and caregiving
behaviors, plays a role in inhibiting aggression, and facilitates cooperation between …