Perceived perspective taking: When others walk in our shoes

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 941-960

  Goldstein, Noah J ^a,b   Vezich, I Stephanie ^c   Shapiro, Jenessa R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Empathy; Perspective taking; Prosocial behavior; Self Other overlap; Similarity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900852558     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036395     Document Type: Article

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