Two forms of perspective taking: Imagining how another feels and imagining how you would feel

Handbook of Imagination and Mental Simulation

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 267-279

  Batson, C Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203809846-27     Document Type: Chapter

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