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perspective taking

perspective taking Perspective taking is the mental process of understanding another person’s viewpoint or mindset from one’s own position.

Perspective taking is the mental process of understanding another person’s viewpoint or mindset from one’s own position. In psychology, it is often treated as the cognitive side of empathy, distinct from the emotional side but closely related to it.

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Drafting source: Ooshima Yasuhiro; Mitamura Takashi. Effects of perspective-taking training based on relational frame theory for cognitive empathy and emotional empathy: Differences in perspective-taking according to various theoretical approaches. 2025; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0323120; article XML SHA-256 67ddbc6c0469b4888d9bf23905b8f0e4c4a13711c1e4b0f4e9df872e4109b097. “Effects of perspective-taking training based on relational frame theory for cognitive empathy and emotional empathy: Differences in perspective-taking according to various theoretical approaches” (10.1371/journal.pone.0323120).
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