2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The function of empathy in interpersonal situation: Psychological foundation of simulation theory for predicting others' behavior
| Project/Area Number |
24730514
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Social psychology
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| Research Institution | Taisho University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 共感性 / 行動予測 / 表情模倣 / 情動伝染 / 想像的共感 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study was to figure out the process for prediction of others’ behavior which based on simulation theory. Using gaze fixation to partner’s face and facial electromyography in interpersonal situation, this study examined mimicry of emotional facial expression. Additionally, as a result of analyzing pupil diameters which are constricted by imaginary light, this experiment demonstrated fear contagion. These results indicate that imaginative and emotional empathy are important components of a process to simulate another person’s emotion and use the simulated emotion to predict that person’s behavior.
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| Free Research Field |
社会心理学
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