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Researchers have discovered that people praise someone more for their good deeds as an adult after discovering that person has also had to overcome adversity earlier in life, such as abuse and neglect as a child.The findings of the study were published in the 'Journal of Experimental Social Psychology'.A team of researchers from the University of Missouri have discovered that people tend to give more praise to someone for their good deeds as an adult after discovering that person has also had to overcome adversity or suffering earlier in life, such as abuse and neglect as a child.Philip Robbins, an associate professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy in the MU College of Arts and Science, said these findings can help to narrow a knowledge gap found in both psychology and philosophy, two disciplines that study human behaviour."Historically, psychology and philosophy have had a stronger focus on the 'dark' side of human behaviour, such as moral wrongdoing, and less attention has been placed on studying the 'light' side of human behaviour, such as acts of altruism," said Robbins, the principal investigator of the project."This research aims to provide a better understanding of a relatively neglected aspect of human psychology, the human mind, and the human condition, which concerns how people process and react to positive behaviours, such as giving praise," added Robbins.The research is based on survey results from a total of 974 participants. It builds upon the researchers' previous finding that people tend to think of an adult who has committed a crime as less culpable, and less deserving of punishment when told that the accused had suffered serious harm in childhood.Robbins said the team's findings are also relevant to thinking about criminal sentencing, particularly in capital trials. Defence counsel often presents evidence of clients' suffering and victimisation in their early years, and the authors' previous and current studies support this practice.He added the findings point to a broader issue about how people judge others without knowing who they really are as individuals since knowing what a person has experienced in life can alter how we assess their good and bad deeds."It's important that we pay attention to human beings not just as creatures that do bad things to each other, but also as creatures that do good things for each other," Robbins said."Part of what's remarkable about our species is our capacity to behave in prosocial ways, such as cooperating with and helping others, as well as antisocial ways, such as competing with and harming them," Robbins concluded.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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A team of researchers from the University of Missouri have discovered that people tend to give more praise to someone for their good deeds as an adult after discovering that person has also had to overcome adversity or suffering earlier in life, such ...

Researchers have discovered that people praise someone more for their good deeds as an adult after discovering that person has also had to overcome adversity earlier in life, such as abuse and neglect as a child. ...