Very interesting! I read about this study -- http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/d...te-121814.html -- shortly after it was released (in 2014). It suggests that positive interaction with others increases our altruistic instincts. Biblically, this would support Jesus' assertations:
"And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise." (Lk. 6:31)
"Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." (Mt. 5:44b, 45)
In following in Christ's footsteps, showing kindness and mercy in a cruel world, we may be helping to increase others' altruistic instincts (according to the assertions of the Stanford study), which (according to your study) may help them to make make better choices, as regards issues of integrity.
While good works don't save us, in and of themselves, I believe that they CAN help to soften our hearts -- to remove the stony detritus that builds up around it -- which can make us more receptive to Christ's call. So following Christ's commands in Lk. 6:31 and Mr. 5:44, 45, I believe, can help in His transformative work.
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