Lack of Interaction Motivation in Older Adults Automatically Reduces Cognitive Empathy.
Empathy, the ability to understand and respond to the experiences of others, is an important skill for maintaining good relationships throughout one's life. Previous research indicated that emotional empathy remained stable or even increased in older adults compared to younger adults, while cognitiv...
| Publicado en: | Experimental Aging Research Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 225 - 248 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar/Apr2024
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