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Psychologist and social scientist Dacher Keltner says the rich really are different, and not in a good way: Their life experiences make them less empathetic, less altruistic, and generally more selfish, the Daily Mail reported.

"We have now done 12 separate studies measuring empathy in every way imaginable, social behavior in every way, and some work on compassion and it's the same story," Keltner said. "Lower class people just show more empathy, more pro-social behavior, more compassion, no matter how you look at it."

Keltner, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, said the rich tend to stay focused on themselves. He said wealth, education, prestige and a higher station in life give them the freedom to only have to worry about themselves.

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研究称有钱人更自私

       据英国《每日邮报》报道，心理和社会学家达切尔·凯特纳称，有钱人跟普通人是不一样，但却不是什么好事。有钱人的生活经历使得他们缺少同情心，不愿帮助他人，总的来说更加自私。

       凯特纳称：“我们做过12项研究，以最可视的方式来衡量人的同情心、社会行为和怜悯心，结果都是一样的。不管你从哪个角度来看，低阶层的人们表现出更多的同情心，更多的亲社会行为和更多的怜悯心。”

       凯特纳是加州大学伯克利分校的一位心理学教授，他认为有钱人更多只考虑自己，是因为他们的财富、教育和声望以及更高的社会地位赋予他们只需考虑自己的自由。

(China.org.cn August 12, 2011)