Empathy constrained: Prejudice predicts reduced mental simulation of actions during observation of outgroups

2010/03/30 by Jennifer N. Gutsell, Michael Inzlicht · 382 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Action (physics) #Action Observation and Synchronization #Cognitive psychology #Empathy #Ingroups and outgroups #Interpersonal communication #Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies #Neuroscience #Outgroup #Perception #Prejudice (legal term) #Psychology #Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2010.03.011

published in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 46(5), 841-845 (Elsevier BV)

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