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Peer reviewedOswald, Patricia A. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Examines whether affective perspective taking (the ability to identify and understand another person's feelings) plays a more significant role in altruistic helping than does cognitive perspective taking (the ability to recognize and understand the thoughts of others). This hypothesis is supported by the results of an experiment pairing videotape…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Altruism, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedWalker, Iain; Gibbins, Keith – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Recounts an experiment where two groups of college students composed questions for a simulated quiz show and then answered each other's questions. They then answered questions comparing their performance with other groups. Proposes a social norm rather than attribution error explanation for the fact that groups consistently will underestimate…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Ability
