* Otorhinolaryngologist medical doctor. In course for Master’s Degree in the Program for Post-Graduation in Medicine: Surgery of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. ** Phonoaudiologist. In Course for Doctor’s Degree of Post-Graduation in Medical Sciences: Paediatrics of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. ** Phonoaudiologist. In Course for Master’s Degree of Post-Graduation in Med...

Relations between parents' discipline, children's empathic responses, and children's prosocial behavior were examined in order to evaluate Martin Hoffman's claim that children's empathy and empathy-based guilt mediate the socialization of children's prosocial behavior. 78 sixth and seventh graders (138-172 months in age), their mothers, and teachers completed multiple measures of Hoffman's cons...

This paper describes the method for ex-post peer review evaluation per research discipline used at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and summarizes the outcomes obtained from it. The method produces pertinent advice and triggers responses-at the level of the individual researcher, the research team and the university's research management-for the benefit of research quality, competitivity an...