APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Exploring Empathy after Exposure to Inauthentic and Authentic Gratitude
- Matthew Hand
Texas Wesleyan University - Allison Pohl
Texas Wesleyan University - Brianna Jaramillo
Texas Wesleyan University - Aminaa Munkhbayar
Texas Wesleyan University - Raul Resendiz-Gonzalez
Texas Wesleyan University
Abstract
The current study explored whether empathy changes for participants when they receive gratitude from someone in distress. The change in empathy was measured for participants who received authentic and inauthentic gratitude.
Social Cognition