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Toward a better understanding of prosocial behavior: The role of evolution and directed attention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 March 2003

Stephen Kaplan  and
Raymond De Young
Stephen Kaplan
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychology and of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 skap@umich.edu
Raymond De Young
Affiliation:
School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 rdeyoung@umich.edu http://www.snre.umich.edu/~rdeyoung
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Abstract

Rachlin's thought-provoking analysis could be strengthened by greater openness to evolutionary interpretation and the use of the directed attention concept as a component of self-control. His contribution to the understanding of prosocial behavior would also benefit from abandoning the traditional (and excessively restrictive) definition of altruism.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , April 2002 , pp. 263 - 264
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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