(Note: This is from an older article, in 2008, but still quite fascinating.)
A study completed at Harvard, led by Adrianna Jenkins, a graduate student in the Department of Psychology, shows that, when asked to make suppositions about people similar to themselves, tend to be quite accurate when they draw upon their own opinions and experiences. When asked about people dissimilar to themselves, they had no basis for thoughts, and tended to be incorrect.
“Our research helps to explain how and when people draw on their own inner experiences to make inferences about the experiences of others. “The findings suggest that the part of the brain that is responsible for introspection also helps us to understand what other people might be thinking or feeling. But this primarily seems to be the case for people who we perceive to be similar to ourselves.”My Thoughts: It's nice to read the science-babble details, but who didn't know empathy helps?
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