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Record 1 2004-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

The comprehension of the feelings of others without actually having these feelings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
DEF

Perception exacte du cadre de référence interne d'une autre personne avec les composantes émotionnelles et les significations qui s'y rattachent, comme si l'on était l'autre personne, sans qu'il s'agisse d'une identification avec l'autre personne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento humano
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
OBS

Empatar mentalmente con la persona con la que se conversa, predisposición de simpatía y comprensión hacia el interlocutor procurando "sintonizarse en la misma onda [...]" para lograr una mejor comunicación.

OBS

empatía: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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