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Boy I'd love to know how they measure empathy. The results don't exactly surprise me though.
by nixpulvis 9y ago
Boy I'd love to know how they measure empathy. The results don't exactly surprise me though.
- tokai 9y agoAs I understand it, they often use something called the Social Desirability Scale[0]. I am not knowledgeable in this field, but it seems that the scientific consensus is that such methods can be reliable in judging someone's empathy quotient[1] [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlowe%E2%80%93Crowne_Social_Desirability_Scale https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlowe%E2%80%93Crowne_Socia... [1] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Harshvardhan_Singh7/post/Can_anyone_send_me_a_copy_of_the_Hogan_Empathy_Scale/attachment/59d63a1c79197b80779974c5/AS:404691528765445@1473497387864/download/12+Measuring+empathy.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Harshvardhan_Singh7/pos...