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Listen to your Mother - LA by Lisa Sjolund
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  • Post category:Feelings and Emotions / Relationships
  • Post published:May 12, 2016

“Cognitive empathy” is “perspective taking” – our ability to identify and understand other peoples’ emotions.

Source: What Is Empathy? @ Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life

image: Listen to your Mother - LA by Lisa Sjolund under Creative Commons license

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