Altruism: Myth or Reality?
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article author(s)
Dan Batson
Dan Batson received his Ph.D. in psychology from Princeton University in 1972 and is currently a Professor of Psychology at the University of Kansas. He has...more
Nadia Ahmad
Nadia Ahmad received her Ph.D. in social psychology at the University of Kansas in 2005. She currently works at a private firm on media assessment of public...more