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1969 • 12,920 citations

Consequences of prejudice against the null hypothesis.

1975 • 1,046 citations

Cognitive social psychology

1982 • 1,036 citations

Is empathic emotion a source of altruistic motivation?

1981 • 1,002 citations

Empathy-based helping: Is it selflessly or selfishly motivated?

1987 • 619 citations

Influence of self-reported distress and empathy on egoistic versus altruistic motivation to help.

1983 • 554 citations

Transgression and altruism: A case for hedonism

1973 • 510 citations

Empathy-based helping: Is it selflessly or selfishly motivated?

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More evidence that empathy is a source of altruistic motivation.

1982 • 396 citations

Altruism and helping behavior : social, personality, and developmental perspectives

1981 • 383 citations

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1984 • 319 citations

Mood influences on helping: Direct effects or side effects?

1984 • 258 citations

Cooperation and Helping Behavior: Theories and Research

1982 • 201 citations

Insights from sadness: A three-step model of the development of altruism as hedonism

1981 • 190 citations

Altruism and Aggression

1986 • 175 citations

Social evaluation and the empathy-altruism hypothesis.

1986 • 163 citations

Social evaluation and the empathy–altruism hypothesis.

1986 • 132 citations

Altruistic drive and altruistic reinforcement.

1973 • 97 citations

Effects of Altruism on Mood

1977 • 50 citations

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1982 • 45 citations