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| Behavior Development | 1 |
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Peer reviewedEisenberg, Nancy – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1990
The relation of prosocial behavior of 53 preschoolers to different modes of vicarious emotional responses was examined. Videotapes were used to elicit empathy, whereas vicarious emotional responses and defensive behaviors were assessed by means of self-report, facial, and heart-rate indexes. (SH)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Development, Defense Mechanisms, Emotional Response
