Empathy: Historic and Current Conceptualizations, Measurement, and a Cognitive Theoretical Perspective.

Deutsch, F.; Madle, R. A.

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Empathy: Historic and Current Conceptualizations, Measurement, and a Cognitive Theoretical Perspective

Deutsch, F.; Madle, R. A.

Human Development, 18, 4, 267-287, 75

This paper reviews literature on conceptualizations of empathy, examining (1) whether empathetic response is an understanding or sharing of affect; (2) whether empathetic response is a response to an object, another's affect, and/or circumstance; (3) which mechanisms explain empathy; and (4) whether various definitions of empathy require self/other differentiation. (GO)

Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Development, Empathy, Identification (Psychology), Measurement, Perspective Taking, Prosocial Behavior, Social Relations

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