APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Exploring Empathy after Exposure to Inauthentic and Authentic Gratitude

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Social

  • 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

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