Perceived intentions influence brain response

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 13:35 in Psychology & Sociology

People generally like to see generous people rewarded and selfish people punished. Now, new research reveals a critical link between how we perceive another's intentions and our evaluation of their behavior. The study makes some intriguing observations about how a description of the impact of an individual's actions on a group can alter the neural representation of their observed behavior.

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