Under stress, an observer is more likely to help the victim than to punish the perpetrator
Being stressed while witnessing injustice may push your brain towards altruism, according to a study published on May 14 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Huagen Wang from Beijing Normal University, China, and colleagues. It takes more cognitive effort to punish others than it does to help them. Studies show that when witnessing an … Read more
