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Sympathy and callousness: The impact of deliberative thought on donations to identifiable and statistical victims

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  • Loewenstein, George
  • Slovic, Paul

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  • Small, Deborah A. & Loewenstein, George & Slovic, Paul, 2007. "Sympathy and callousness: The impact of deliberative thought on donations to identifiable and statistical victims," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 102(2), pages 143-153, March.
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