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State and trait empathy are positively correlated, albeit weakly, with prosocial learning

McCauley, T.G., & McCullough, M.E. (in press). Motivation Science.

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Estimates of need, benefit, and personal connection explain monetary transfers to absolute strangers, identifiable needy others, and charitable organizations

Mulhinch, M.R., Grant, M.D., Pedersen, E.J., McCullough, M.E. (2026). Evolution and Human Behavior, 47(2), 106820.

People decide whether to share social information–and whether to share it accurately–on the basis of self-interest

Gomes, C. M., Mulhinch, M. R., & McCullough, M. E. (2025). Evolution and Human Behavior, 46(5), 106711.

Experimental evidence that people consider transgressors' exploitation risk when deciding to forgive

Forster, D. E., Burnette, J. L., Ohtsubo, Y., Lieberman, D., & McCullough, M. E. (2025). Evolution and Human Behavior, 46(5), 106740.

A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of gratitude interventions on well-being across cultures

Choi, H., Cha, Y., McCullough, M. E., Coles, N. A., & Oishi, S. (2025). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(28), e2425193122.

The efficacy of seven gratitude interventions for promoting subjective well-being

Dang, A. V., Coles, N. A., Oishi, S., & McCullough, M. E. (2025). The Journal of Positive Psychology, 1–19.

When evaluating gods, US Prolific workers prioritize efficacy rather than perfection

Mulhinch, M.R., McCullough M.E. (2025) Religion, Brain & Behavior. 1-31.

Does empathy promote helping by activating altruistic motivation or concern about social evaluation? A direct replication of Fultz et al.(1986)

McCauley, T.G., McAuliffe, W.H.B., McCullough, M.E. (2024). Emotion.

A Many-Analysts Approach to the Relation Between Religiosity and Well-Being

Hoogeveen S., McCullough, M.E., et al. (2022). Religion, Brain & Behavior, 1-47

Retrospective Self-Reported Childhood Experiences in Enriched Environments Uniquely Predict Prosocial Behavior and Personality Traits in Adulthood

McCauley, T.G., McCullough, M.E. (2022). Evolutionary Psychology 20 (3).