Consolation in the aftermath of robberies resembles post-aggression consolation in chimpanzees.
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SUBMITTER: Lindegaard MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5451014 | biostudies-literature | 2017
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Consolation in the aftermath of robberies resembles post-aggression consolation in chimpanzees.
Lindegaard Marie Rosenkrantz MR Liebst Lasse Suonperä LS Bernasco Wim W Heinskou Marie Bruvik MB Philpot Richard R Levine Mark M Verbeek Peter P
PloS one 20170531 5
Post-aggression consolation is assumed to occur in humans as well as in chimpanzees. While consolation following peer aggression has been observed in children, systematic evidence of consolation in human adults is rare. We used surveillance camera footage of the immediate aftermath of nonfatal robberies to observe the behaviors and characteristics of victims and bystanders. Consistent with empathy explanations, we found that consolation was linked to social closeness rather than physical closene ...[more]
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