Social Perspective Taking

Empathy from a police work perspective

“…It is assumed that individuals are prone to empathize with persons who are similar to themselves in certain aspects (Rasoal, 2009;Wang et al, 2003). The findings of research conducted within the US military support the importance of contextual information, particularly with regard to the concept of social perspective taking (Roan et al, 2009). The concept has a wider view of perspective taking and includes cultural knowledge, something which has proven to be valuable in obtaining information when US forces have operated in areas with cultures other than American.…”

“…Thus, an important task for the observer is to be aware of the uncertainty inherent in this process. Communication skills become an important complement as they give the observer the possibility of compensating for the lack of precision in perspective taking (Roan et al, 2009). Perspective taking is also known by the alternative term role taking (Esbjörn-Hargens, Reams, & Gunnlaugson, 2010).…”

“…All models that discuss context Rasoal, 2009;Roan et al, 2009;Segal, Wagaman, & Gerdes, 2012;Wang et al, 2003) point to the fact that prejudice and ethnocentrism are especially problematic for the process of taking another person's perspective. Ethnicity, religion and culture are often at the centre of the debate when discussing what might affect a person's judgements, but it is also necessary to consider other factors, such as having different views on responsibility, society versus the individual, or, in a police context, the view of the suspect.…”

“…The innate part refers mainly to an affective response, whereas the cognitive components such as perspective taking are different as it is assumed that they can vary depending on experience (Roan et al, 2009). Both views have received support from research.…”

Penggunaan Pair Counseling Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Perspective Taking Siswa

“…Hasil penelitian juga menyatakan kemampuan PT dapat membangun masyarakat demokratis (Calderon, 2011), dan menjembatani efek penolakan sosial dan perilaku altruis (Zheng Li, 2011), menurunkan penilaian stereotipe negatif (Weyant, 2007;Galinsky & Moskowitz, 2000), prasangka (Galinsky & Ku, 2004), egosentrisme (Epley, Caruso, & Bazeman, 2006), dan kecemasan (Aberson & Haag, 2007), bahkan gejala sichizophrenia (Sciffman et al, 2004). Hasil reviu yang dilakukan oleh Roan et al, (2009) terhadap sejumlah penelitian tentang PT juga mengkonfirmasikan temuan-temuan tersebut.…”