Psychol Sci November 2010 PMID 20974714

Social class, contextualism, and empathic accuracy.

Michael W Kraus, Stéphane Côté, Dacher Keltner

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The discussions include various critiques of well-known figures discussing the article, like the mention of Rory Stewart's 'patronising' tone that people found disappointing, suggesting a call for more thoughtful dialogue on social issues. The phrase 'disturbing bias' recurs, emphasizing an urgency to confront systemic inequality, while others reference the findings in the study, stating that 'individuals of a lower social class are more empathically accurate,' which showcases a strong engagement with the key conclusions of the research.

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Recent research indicates that lower-class individuals tend to attribute personal and political outcomes to external environmental factors, which may enhance their ability to understand others' emotions accurately.
In three studies, lower-class individuals demonstrated greater empathic accuracy than upper-class peers, being better at judging emotions in interactions, interpreting emotions from eye movements, and making overall accurate inferences.
The link between social class and empathic accuracy was attributed to lower-class individuals' focus on external circumstances when explaining social events, which could have implications for their well-being and relationships.

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@RoryStewartUK when you were talking to @garyseconomics you were very patronising & getting very personal, you let yourself down in the process. Wealth inequality is a massive issue & getting worse and whether you like it or not it needs addressing. https://t.co/y6VpxXkDTL

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@garyseconomics here is another young man who obviously admires your work. He has done a brief analysis of when you appeared on 'The Rest is Politics' podcast with Rory Stewart & Alastair Campbell. Bear in mind that Stewart comes from privilege. https://t.co/MmIINglUDU

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https://t.co/vRPhlFxjQ2. @RoryStewartUK Rory, you are a deep thinker. PLEASE contemplate what is presented here and pray to God ( if you are religious ) for an epiphany.

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Dans leur étude, Social Class, Contextualism, and Empathic Accuracy, publiée en 2010, Michael W Kraus, Stéphane Côté et Dacher Keltner démontrèrent que « les personnes issues de classes sociales inférieures étaient significativement plus douées que

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Benjamin

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After some googling, it seems to be this one. So let's see what they measure. One experiment uses college education as a proxy for socioeconomic status, the others a self-reported ranking of SES. https://t.co/Nsh9ihMl4Y https://t.co/LubkSXfDcT

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RT @masaravanan73: @SmitaSabharwal Sister, Reason is empathy deficiency. "individuals of a lower social class are more empathically accurat…

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ma_saravanan

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@SmitaSabharwal Sister, Reason is empathy deficiency. "individuals of a lower social class are more empathically accurate in judging the emotions of other people. ...In three studies, lower-class individuals received higher scores on a test of empathic accuracy" Ref:https://t.co/gAyCt7G2C6

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@kpertiwi29 Di psikologi, @mwkraus banyak bahas kaitan antara privilege dan konstruk psikologi seperti empati. Salah satu papernya: https://t.co/0iZsxSHrqb.

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@techreview Kraus, M. W., Côté, S., & Keltner, D. (2010). Social class, contextualism, and empathic accuracy. Psychological Science, 21(11), 1716–1723. $TSLA $VNET $ATVI $ADBE $NOW $MSFT $ORCL @elonmusk

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if you’re looking for a book to read, o highly recommend “Social Class, Contextualism, and Empathic Accuracy,” by Michael W. Kraus, Stéphane Côté and Dacher Keltner

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