This is a psychology measure that is used to establish an empathy baseline for research participants.
\nhttps:\/\/psychology-tools.com\/test\/toronto-empathy-questionnaire<\/p>\n
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always
\n1. When someone else is feeling excited, I tend to get excited too.
\n2. Other people\u2019s misfortunes do not disturb me a great deal.
\n3. It upsets me to see someone being treated disrespectfully.
\n4. I remain unaffected when someone close to me is happy.
\n5. I enjoy making other people feel better.
\n6. I have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me.
\n7. When a friend starts to talk about his\\her problems, I try to steer the conversation towards something else.
\n8. I can tell when others are sad even when they do not say anything.
\n9. I find that I am \u201cin tune\u201d with other people\u2019s moods.
\n10. I do not feel sympathy for people who cause their own serious illnesses.
\n11. I become irritated when someone cries.
\n12. I am not really interested in how other people feel.
\n13. I get a strong urge to help when I see someone who is upset.
\n14. When I see someone being treated unfairly, I do not feel very much pity for them.
\n15. I find it silly for people to cry out of happiness.
\n16. When I see someone being taken advantage of, I feel kind of protective towards him\\her.<\/p>\n
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More research on the Toronto Empathy Quotient.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2775495\/<\/p>\n
https:\/\/ccd.hkbu.edu.hk\/sites\/default\/files\/testMaterials\/POQM_CCD_22092016.pdf<\/p>\n
1. I daydream and fantasize, with some regularity, about things that might happen to me.
\n(FS)
\n2. I often have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me. (EC)
\n3. I sometimes find it difficult to see things from the “other guy’s” point of view. (PT) (-)
\n4. Sometimes I don’t feel very sorry for other people when they are having problems. (EC)
\n(-)
\n5. I really get involved with the feelings of the characters in a novel. (FS)
\n6. In emergency situations, I feel apprehensive and ill-at-ease. (PD)
\n7. I am usually objective when I watch a movie or play, and I don’t often get completely
\ncaught up in it. (FS) (-)
\n8. I try to look at everybody’s side of a disagreement before I make a decision. (PT)
\n9. When I see someone being taken advantage of, I feel kind of protective towards them.
\n(EC)
\n10. I sometimes feel helpless when I am in the middle of a very emotional situation. (PD)
\n11. I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look from
\ntheir perspective. (PT)<\/p>\n
12. Becoming extremely involved in a good book or movie is somewhat rare for me. (FS) (-)
\n13. When I see someone get hurt, I tend to remain calm. (PD) (-)
\n14. Other people’s misfortunes do not usually disturb me a great deal. (EC) (-)
\n15. If I’m sure I’m right about something, I don’t waste much time listening to other
\npeople’s arguments. (PT) (-)
\n16. After seeing a play or movie, I have felt as though I were one of the characters. (FS)
\n17. Being in a tense emotional situation scares me. (PD)
\n18. When I see someone being treated unfairly, I sometimes don’t feel very much pity for
\nthem. (EC) (-)
\n19. I am usually pretty effective in dealing with emergencies. (PD) (-)
\n20. I am often quite touched by things that I see happen. (EC)
\n21. I believe that there are two sides to every question and try to look at them both. (PT)
\n22. I would describe myself as a pretty soft-hearted person. (EC)
\n23. When I watch a good movie, I can very easily put myself in the place of a leading
\ncharacter. (FS)
\n24. I tend to lose control during emergencies. (PD)
\n25. When I’m upset at someone, I usually try to “put myself in his shoes” for a while. (PT)
\n26. When I am reading an interesting story or novel, I imagine how I would feel if the
\nevents in the story were happening to me. (FS)
\n27. When I see someone who badly needs help in an emergency, I go to pieces. (PD)
\n28. Before criticizing somebody, I try to imagine how I would feel if I were in their place.
\n(PT)<\/p>\n
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