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Social psychology: Love thy stranger as thyself

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Extraordinary altruists risk their own health and life to help anonymous strangers. A study now shows that extraordinary altruists are motivated to do good to distant others not because they… Click to show full abstract

Extraordinary altruists risk their own health and life to help anonymous strangers. A study now shows that extraordinary altruists are motivated to do good to distant others not because they feel socially closer to them, but because they genuinely care more for the welfare of strangers.

Keywords: thy stranger; psychology love; social psychology; love thy; stranger thyself; psychology

Journal Title: Nature Human Behaviour
Year Published: 2017

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