An empathy gap, sometimes called an empathy bias, is a breakdown or reduction in empathy where it might otherwise be expected to occur. Empathy gaps can arise from a failure in the process of empathizing itself or from stable personality characteristics, and can reflect either a lack of ability to empathize or a lack of motivation to do so.
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Type of PhenomenonSocial or Interpersonal Phenomenon 1 Core ClaimA breakdown or reduction in empathy where it might otherwise be expected to occur. 1 Sources
1. Empathy gap, Wikipedia
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Empathy gaps may occur due to a failure in the process of empathizing or as a consequence of stable personality characteristics, and may reflect either a lack of ability or motivation to empathize.
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A great deal of social psychological research has focused on intergroup empathy gaps, their underlying psychological and neural mechanisms, and their implications for downstream behavior (e.
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