Cultural-Historical Psychology
2017. Vol. 13, no. 2, 13–23
doi:10.17759/chp.2017130202
ISSN: 1816-5435 / 2224-8935 (online)
Role of Genetic and Environmental Factors in the Development of Empathy
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Keywords: empathy development, empathy factors, mirror neurons, imitation, synchronicity, emotional attachment
Journal rubric: Developmental Psychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/chp.2017130202
Funding. The finance support is carried on by RGNF Russian State Scientific Fund (RGNF) research project No. 15-06-10943.
For citation: Yudina T.O. Role of Genetic and Environmental Factors in the Development of Empathy. Kul'turno-istoricheskaya psikhologiya = Cultural-Historical Psychology, 2017. Vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 13–23. DOI: 10.17759/chp.2017130202. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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