Abstract
Common wisdom has it that Buddhism enhances compassion and self-other integration. We put this assumption to empirical test by comparing practicing Taiwanese Buddhists with well-matched atheists. Buddhists showed more evidence of self-other integration in the social Simon task, which assesses the degree to which people co-represent the actions of a coactor. This suggests that self-other integration and task co-representation vary as a function of religious practice.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 541-545 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Psychonomic Bulletin and Review |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 Jun 1 |
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- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
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Loving-kindness brings loving-kindness : The impact of Buddhism on cognitive self-other integration. / Colzato, Lorenza S.; Zech, Hilmar; Hommel, Bernhard; Verdonschot, Rinus; van den Wildenberg, Wery P M; Hsieh, ShuLan.
In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, Vol. 19, No. 3, 01.06.2012, p. 541-545.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Colzato, Lorenza S.
AU - Zech, Hilmar
AU - Hommel, Bernhard
AU - Verdonschot, Rinus
AU - van den Wildenberg, Wery P M
AU - Hsieh, ShuLan
PY - 2012/6/1
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N2 - Common wisdom has it that Buddhism enhances compassion and self-other integration. We put this assumption to empirical test by comparing practicing Taiwanese Buddhists with well-matched atheists. Buddhists showed more evidence of self-other integration in the social Simon task, which assesses the degree to which people co-represent the actions of a coactor. This suggests that self-other integration and task co-representation vary as a function of religious practice.
AB - Common wisdom has it that Buddhism enhances compassion and self-other integration. We put this assumption to empirical test by comparing practicing Taiwanese Buddhists with well-matched atheists. Buddhists showed more evidence of self-other integration in the social Simon task, which assesses the degree to which people co-represent the actions of a coactor. This suggests that self-other integration and task co-representation vary as a function of religious practice.
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