Prosocial behavior

Unshakable Humanity: Altruism and Disaster

Prof. Jean Decety and colleagues use natural disaster as natural 'stress test' to examine children's altruism in face of adversity


Peggy Mason

Title: Professor of Neurobiology

Expertise: Neurobiology, Prosocial behavior, Rats, Empathy

Departmental website: https://neurobiology.uchicago.edu/page/mason

Jean Decety

Title: Irving B. Harris Distinguished Service Professor in Psychology and Psychiatry

Expertise: Sociology, Emotions, Empathy, Morality, Decision making

Departmental website: https://psychology.uchicago.edu/directory/jean-decety