Empathic concern and perspective-taking
Empathic concern is an emotional form of empathy, which is based on our gut responses.
Perspective-taking is consciously and intellectually taking the viewpoint of our opponents, even if they have no emotional warmth towards us. The goal is to understand why they feel the way they do.
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