Hoffman (1982, 1988) has described four stages ofempathy development. Present these four
stages, define each, provide an example of empathy for each stage, and state the ages when the
stage occurs.
What will be an ideal response?
1. Global empathy – child matches the strong emotions of others; laughs when another does (cries);
emerges in first year.
2. Egocentric empathy – respond to other's emotions with their own matching emotion; self-centered
as believe other is having their same feelings; giveone's ‘blanket to another child when the other
child is crying; emerges age 12 – 18 months.
3. Empathy for another's feelings – can realize a wide range of emotions; can match these emotions;
realize others may not be experiencing exactly as self; may give crying children the crying child's
favorite toy; emerges at age 2 – 3.
4. Empathy for another's life condition – sympathy; may not experience the same emotion, but can
feel for another; attending funeral of classmate's parent; emerges in late childhood or adolescence.
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