Thinking about other people's emotions vs. actually feeling them Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS Cognitive empathy is about understanding what someone else is feeling. Emotional empathy means ...

Part 2 in a series on the Psychology of The Metaverse. Virtual reality and the Metaverse can be designed to improve empathy and human connection, but it is important to distinguish among the different ...

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Autistic adults are often misunderstood. One misconception: Autistic people lack empathy. The simple idea of an empathy deficit in autism is false. Recent research reveals that at least one type of ...

Until recently empathy generally was considered a positive thing. Scientific research indicates it strengthens societies and works against selfishness and indifference. But a growing number of mostly ...