Making People Feel Bad Can Be a Strategy for Helping Them
People may try to make someone else feel negative emotions if they think experiencing those emotions will be beneficial in the long run… More
Empathy
The Perils of Empathy
The Wall Street Journal: Everywhere you turn in American politics, leaders talk about the need for empathy. The best-known instance… More
You’re Less Persuasive Than You Think Over Email
People overestimated the persuasiveness of email requests and underestimated the effectiveness of requests made face-to-face… More
‘They Were Just Like Us, and They Lost Everything’
The Atlantic: According to Jamil Zaki, assistant professor of psychology and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory, even… More
Is Generosity Contagious?
Pacific Standard: As we have seen again over the past week, tragedy can sometimes bring out the best in people… More
To reduce student suspensions, teachers should try being more empathetic
Science: School suspension rates have nearly tripled in the United States since the 1970s, rising from just 3.7% of all… More