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The idea for this special issue ofMotivation and Emotion grew out of a symposium held at the meeting of the American Association for Advancement of Science, held in New Orleans in February 1990.

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Moore, B.S. The origins and development of empathy. Motiv Emot 14, 75–80 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00991636

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