Being Empathic Doesn T Make You A Pushover
My question is at the heart of a new study by Carsten de Dreu and colleagues published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. Their findings give us insight into the relationship between aggression, empathy, and decision making. The Relationship Between Empathy and Decision-Making The Relationship Between Empathy and Decision-Making In the study, participants played an investment game called “Predator-Prey Contest”—similar to the old board game Risk—which measures how much people will invest to win money off of others versus defending their own holdings....