PSYC 4240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: 18 Months, Relate

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 4240
• Professor: Rosanne Menna

Document Summary

What is empathy: both of these are constructs we engage in, there is a cognitive basis of these constructs. Being able to put yourself in position of the other person (taking perspective of another person) Relate to and feel to what another person if feeling (understanding how a person it feeling) Empathy definition: emotional state that matches another person"s emotional state: related to emergence of morality: kids who are empathic early on and are tracked over time, they have morality. 12-24 months: will try to comfort another person who is upset (18 months, approach/offer to help) 2-3 years: tries various methods to comfort others. 3-4 years: shows increased ability to respond to the feelings of others by comforting. 4-6 years: capable of concern for future welfare of others. Birth-12 months: cries when other people cry (especially babies) Mid-late childhood: respond to a person"s general condition. Adolescence: respond to difficulties experienced by groups of people.