Script: David Schroeder
Video: Diana Onu
Narration: Dan Marshall

For some further reading:

  • Batson, C. D., (2011).  Altruism in humans.  New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Bloom, P. (2013).  Just babies: The origins of good and evil.  New York: Crown.
  • De Waal, F. B. M. (1996).  Good natured: The origins of right and wrong in humans and other animals.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard University press.
  • De Waal, F. B. M. (2009).  The age of empathy: Nature’s lessons for a kinder society.  New York: Crown.
  • Dovidio, J.F., Piliavin, J. A., Schroeder, D. A., & Penner, L. A. (2006).  The social psychology of prosocial behavior.  Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  • Keltner, D. (2009).  Born to be good: The science of a meaningful life.  New York: Norton.
  • Pfaff, D. W.  (2015).  The altruistic brain: How we are naturally good.  New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Schroeder, D. A., & Graziano, W. G. (2015).  The Oxford handbook of prosocial behavior.  New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Sober, E., & Wilson, D. S. (1998).  Unto others: The evolution and psychology of unselfish behavior.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
  • Sober, D. S. (2015).  Does altruism exist?  Culture, genes, and welfare of others.  New Haven, NJ: Tale University Press.
  • Staub, E. (2015).  The roots of goodness and resistance to evil: Inclusive caring, moral courage, altruism born of suffering, active bystandership, and heroism.  New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Sturmer, S., & Snyder, M. (2010).  The psychology of prosocial behavior: Group processes, intergroup relations, and helping.  New York: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Van Lange, P. A. M., Balliet, D. P., Parks, C. D., & van Vugt, M. (2014).  Social dilemmas: The psychology of human cooperation.  New York: Oxford University Press.

The production of this video was supported by a Grass Roots Grant from Tilburg University.

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