empathy test
Measuring emotional understanding
An empathy test is any assessment designed to measure a person's ability to understand and share the feelings of others.
In psychology, such tests gauge emotional intelligence through scenarios or questionnaires.
In science fiction, empathy tests famously distinguish humans from androids—the Voigt-Kampff test in *Blade Runner* being the iconic example: The replicant failed the empathy test.
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- emotional intelligenceCapacity for managing feelings
- perspective-takingUnderstanding another's viewpoint
- walking in someone's shoesAdopting another's viewpoint
- understandingMental comprehension of something
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