Perspective Taking

GLOSSARY

A complex and multifaceted sociocognitive process that enables us to recognize and appreciate another person’s point of view, whether it be the same or different from our own. Part of, and related to empathy.

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Cute illustration of three smiling round characters forming a Venn diagram with a pink heart on top.

Reference:

Healey, M. L., & Grossman, M. (2018). Cognitive and affective perspective-taking: evidence for shared and dissociable anatomical substrates. Frontiers in Neurology, 9, 491. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2018.00491