The Case For and Against Perspective-Taking

Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-115

  Vorauer, Jacquie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Egocentrism; Empathy; Metaperceptions; Perspective taking; Potential for evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878200740     PISSN: 00652601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407188-9.00002-8     Document Type: Chapter

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