Tag: empathy

Study looks at empathy and bonding in romantic relationships

From the University of California – Santa Barbara press release: Love can make us do crazy things. It often prompts us to behave in counterintuitive ways, like, for example, placing… Read more »

Study suggests that religious orientation may affect perception of empathetic machines

From the Penn State press release: Most people would appreciate a chatbot that offers sympathetic or empathetic responses, according to a team of researchers, but they added that reaction may… Read more »

Study looks at how parenting affects antisocial behaviors in children

From the University of Pennsylvania press release: Less parental warmth and more harshness in the home environment affect how aggressive children become and whether they lack empathy and a moral… Read more »

Researchers develop game that may help improve empathy in middle schoolers

From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release: A space-exploring robot crashes on a distant planet. In order to gather the pieces of its damaged spaceship, it needs to build emotional… Read more »

Study looks at cost of always being digitally connected

From the American Psychological Association press release: Our digital lives may be making us more distracted, distant and drained, according to research presented at the annual convention of the American… Read more »