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The role of social and cognitive factors in the production of altruism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 March 2003

Arthur A. Stukas ,
Michael J. Platow  and
Margaret Foddy
Arthur A. Stukas
Affiliation:
School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 3086, AustraliaA.Stukas@latrobe.edu.auM.Platow@latrobe.edu.auM.Foddy@latrobe.edu.au http://www.latrobe.edu.au/psy/staff/stukasa.html http://www.latrobe.edu.au/psy/staff/platowm.html http://www.latrobe.edu.au/psy/staff/foddym.html
Michael J. Platow
Affiliation:
School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 3086, AustraliaA.Stukas@latrobe.edu.auM.Platow@latrobe.edu.auM.Foddy@latrobe.edu.au http://www.latrobe.edu.au/psy/staff/stukasa.html http://www.latrobe.edu.au/psy/staff/platowm.html http://www.latrobe.edu.au/psy/staff/foddym.html
Margaret Foddy
Affiliation:
School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 3086, AustraliaA.Stukas@latrobe.edu.auM.Platow@latrobe.edu.auM.Foddy@latrobe.edu.au http://www.latrobe.edu.au/psy/staff/stukasa.html http://www.latrobe.edu.au/psy/staff/platowm.html http://www.latrobe.edu.au/psy/staff/foddym.html
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Abstract

We agree with Rachlin's aim to account for altruism within existing theory. However, his argument is implicitly dependent on social and cognitive constructs that are explicitly identified in other social-psychological theories. The account does not advance theory beyond available constructs (e.g., self-categorizations, motives, values, role-identities, and social structure), and Rachlin's implicit use of these strains the behaviorist account.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , April 2002 , pp. 276 - 277
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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