Altruism and the Assessment of Empathy in the Preschool Years.

Eisenberg-Berg, Nancy; Lennon, Randy

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Publication Date: 1980-Jun

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Altruism and the Assessment of Empathy in the Preschool Years.

Eisenberg-Berg, Nancy; Lennon, Randy

Child Development, v51 n2 p552-57 Jun 1980

Assessed the relation between four- and five-year-olds' prosocial behavior and empathy with a modified version of the Feshbach empathy measure. Prosocial behaviors were assessed naturalistically over 10 weeks. (Author/SS)

Descriptors: Altruism, Comprehension, Emotional Experience, Empathy, Naturalistic Observation, Nonverbal Tests, Preschool Children, Prosocial Behavior, Sex Differences

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Language: English

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