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Altruism
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Your Brain Loves Paying Taxes As Much As It Loves Cheeseburgers Can you get as much satisfaction from paying taxes as you can from eating a cheeseburger? According to a study conducted at the University of Oregon, the answer is yes. The pleasure center of your brain reacts the same way to paying taxes, giving to chari... Continue reading Your Brain Loves Paying Taxes As Much As It Loves Cheeseburgers
Psychology Of A Suicide Bomber Headlines read daily of slaughtered and wounded masses killed by suicide bombers in the Middle East. What drives these and other self-sacrificing terrorists to kill not only others but themselves in the name of a cause? According to a new report, poverty a... Continue reading Psychology Of A Suicide Bomber
Infants Show Preference for Altruism Are we born samaritans? New research from Yale University suggests infants as young as six months old show a preference towards people whose actions make them "helpers" and not "hinderers." Continue reading Infants Show Preference for Altruism |
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