Empathy and cooperation go hand in hand

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 13:40 in Psychology & Sociology

Despite sometimes selfish instincts, cooperation abounds in human societies. Using mathematical models to explore this complex feature of social behavior, a team shows that the act of taking another person's perspective -- a form of empathy -- supports the persistence of cooperation and altruism.

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