Benefit valuation predicts gratitude

Gratitude is an emotion that promotes cooperative relationships and is elicited when an act reveals that an actor values the recipient, especially when the benefit conferred is greater than the recipient expected. But, recipient expectations might vary depending on how much the benefactor is perceiv...

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Published in:	Evolution and human behavior Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 18 - 26
Main Authors:	Forster, Daniel E., Pedersen, Eric J., Smith, Adam, McCullough, Michael E., Lieberman, Debra
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Inc 01.01.2017
Subjects:	Cooperation Evolution Friendship Gratitude Psychiatry WTR Gratitude Friendship Evolution WTR Cooperation friendship evolution gratitude cooperation
ISSN:	1090-5138, 1879-0607
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