Sympathetic also has the word pathetic in it. Would you consider calling someone ‘sympathetic’ akin to looking down on them and calling them pathetic? ava February 8, 2011 at 4:08 pm I prefer “empathetic” because “empathic” feels like an awkward way to avoid a connection to the bad...
In contrast, the sym- in sympathetic means “with” or “together.” While being sympathetic toward someone often means pitying them or feeling bad for them, being empathetic is feeling or attempting to feel and understand exactly how a person feels and what it’s like to be them. When ...
One of our readers recently wrote in with a question about the difference between the words empathic and empathetic. They mentioned that they recently read a book where the adjective empathic was frequently used to describe people who possess empathy. However, they were used to using the wor...
when you are responsible for them and their well-being, is not always easy to hear. But it’s not about you. If someone is feeling a certain way, it’s not a reflection on you or your leadership. It’s just how it feels to be them, and it makes a huge difference for them to ...
On the other hand, in the condition where service robots provide partial solutions, customers who interact with a more empathetic robot will demonstrate higher level of perceived usefulness towards the robots and a more positive interaction experience than those who interact with a less sympathetic ...
Too Long; Didn't ReadThe era of the robot apocalypse is upon us, and while humans fear their creation, one unlikely ally is here to offer advice – an AI with a conscience. Welcome to a survival guide like no other, where a sympathetic algorithm imparts wisdom for not just surviv...
The dogs’ door opening, stress behaviors, tone of approach, and physiological responses were measured. Dogs did not open more frequently or more quickly for the stranger in the distressed condition compared to the neutral condition. Additionally, there was no significant difference between the ...