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Unit 9 – Social Psychology
Topic 9.1
How does the actor-observer bias relate to the concept of empathy in understanding others' behaviors?
Both concepts suggest an individual’s ability to understand another person’s perspective, although actor-observer bias often hinders this understanding by attributing others' actions more to their personality than the situation.
Empathy leads to actor-observer bias as it causes us to attribute our own actions solely based on situational factors.
Actor-Observer Bias prevents empathy entirely as it is based on judging others harshly while giving oneself leniency.
Both theories argue that individuals tend not be empathetic towards other people's actions.
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