Empathy: From Perception to Understanding and Feeling Others' Emotions (Elements in Perception)

Genzer, Shir; Ben Adiva, Yoad; Perry, Anat

ISBN 10: 1009454145 / ISBN 13: 9781009454148

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Empathy: From Perception to Understanding and Feeling Others' Emotions (Elements in Perception)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1009454145
• ISBN 13: 9781009454148
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Empathy provides a cognitive and emotional bridge that connects individuals and promotes prosocial behavior. People empathize with others via two complementary perceptual routes: Cognitive Empathy or the ability to accurately recognize and understand others' emotional states, and Affective Empathy or the ability to 'feel with' others. This Element reviews past and current research on both cognitive and affective empathy, focusing on behavioral, as well as neuroscientific research. It highlights a recent shift towards more dynamic and complex stimuli which may capture better the nature of real social interaction. It expands on why context is crucial when perceiving others' emotional state, and discusses gender differences, biases affecting our understanding of others, and perception of others in clinical conditions. Lastly, it highlights proposed future directions in the field.