(Brehm + 1981)

Title: Effects of Empathy Instructions on First-Graders' Liking of Other People.

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Publication: CHILD STUDY JOURNAL 11/1 (1981): 1-15.

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  • Brehm, S. S.;

  • Fletcher, B. L.;

  • West, V.

Date: (1981)

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Brehm, S. S.; Fletcher, B. L.; and West, V. "Effects of Empathy Instructions on First-Graders' Liking of Other People." CHILD STUDY JOURNAL 11/1 (1981): 1-15.

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  • Examines, in two experiments, the effects of "empathy instructions" on the attitudes of first graders toward characters in a story tape. Results were mixed. One finding: empathy increased when a story character experienced a negative outcome. (COTTON)*

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