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Altruistic Helping

Altruistic Helping is a prosocial behavior in which an individual voluntarily intervenes to assist another person in need, at potential cost to oneself, primarily motivated by genuine concern for the welfare of the other rather than external rewards or self-interest.

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2017–2026

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The altruism question: toward a social-psychological answer

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 2.4K citations

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The Evolution of Altruistic Behavior

W D Hamilton · The American Naturalist · 1963 · 2K citations

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Giving According to GARP: An Experimental Test of the Consistency of Preferences for Altruism

James Andreoni, John H. Miller · Econometrica · 2002 · 2K citations

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The Psychological Impact of the SARS Epidemic on Hospital Employees in China: Exposure, Risk Perception, and Altruistic Acceptance of Risk

Ping Wu, Yunyun Fang, Bin Fan et al. · The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry · 2009 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Altruistic Helping in Human Infants and Young Chimpanzees

Felix Warneken, Michael Tomasello · Science · 2006 · 1.6K citations

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Authors

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  1. CD
    C. Daniel Batson

    University of Kansas, United States

    27 publications · 7.3K citations

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  2. RB
    Robert B. Cialdini

    Arizona State University, United States

    14 publications · 3.4K citations

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  3. JP
    J. Philippe Rushton

    Western University, Canada

    13 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. JE
    Joan E. Grusec

    University of Toronto, Canada

    9 publications · 580 citations

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  5. DL
    Dennis L. Krebs

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    8 publications · 1.2K citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    20 h-index

    32 publications

    11K citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    17 h-index

    25 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    16 h-index

    36 publications

    3.4K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    16 h-index

    24 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    34 publications

    3.7K citations

  6. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    14 h-index

    37 publications

    7.5K citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    24 publications

    2.2K citations

  8. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    14 h-index

    23 publications

    4.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    65 publications · 13.8K citations

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  2. Child Development

    24 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. The Journal of Social Psychology

    19 publications · 913 citations

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  5. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 18 publications · 787 citations

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