Characteristics Of Instrumental Empathy
People who use instrumental empathy are often extremely charming . Their goal is to convince the people around them that they really care for them.
Some key characteristics are:
- They demonstrate cognitive empathy. In other words, they watch someone’s behavior, expressions, and tone of voice to understand how they’re feeling.
- People with psychopathic tendencies feel the emotions of others. However, they’re able to switch their empathy off and on.
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