5 Parts of Empathy
Sympathy, Behavioral Mimicry, Instinct, Behavioral Contagion, Cognitive Perspective
Two limits of empathy
ability and motivation
Parochical
choosy for “ingroup”
Selfishness hobbes vs smith
hobbes=bad! government should intervene
smith=good! no gov
Rand selfishness
what is the intention of self-interest
4 reasons for alturism
Kin selection
choosy for ingroup/similar to us (pass down gene)
Reciprocal Alturism
give and receive
Social Reward
socially accepted
Personal Distress
alleviate own distress
Why not alturism?
notice, interpret, responsible
Personality Big FIVE
Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism
Davis IRI
Empathic concern
concern for others
Perspective Taking
2 sides of everything
Personal Distress
stressed when helpless
Fantasy
watch movie=feel that
Davis and Big Five
Agreeableness= EC + PT
Neuroticism= PD
Openness= Fantasy
Which big five are most related to empathy?
Conscientiousness and Agreeableness
Right Wing Authoritarianism (- what)
strong leader, weed out (PT)
Social Dominance Orientation (- what)
some inferior (EC)
Automatic Empathy triggers which area
anterior cingulate cortex
Narcissism Personality Inventory (4) (which relate to personality measurement)
Longitudinal Study
Same group over time