ICTs for Assessment and Intervention on Cultivation of Empathy

Authors

  • Athanasios Drigas N.C.S.R. "DEMOKRITOS" - INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS - TELECOMS LAB-NET MEDIA LAB
  • Chara Papoutsi N.C.S.R. "DEMOKRITOS" - INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS - TELECOMS LAB-NET MEDIA LAB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v10i5.4731

Keywords:

ICTs, Empathy, Autism, Bullying, Empathic Agents, Virtual Environments, Health, Games, Robots, Social Networks, Neural Mechanisms,

Abstract


Empathy can be defined as the ability to perceive and understand others’ emotional states. Neuropsychological evidence has shown that humans empathize with each other to different degrees depending on factors such as their mood, personality, and social relationships. ICTs with the features that offered are a very important tool for the detection, the development and the cultivation of empathy in children and adults in various fields and in different ways.

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Published

2015-11-13

How to Cite

Drigas, A., & Papoutsi, C. (2015). ICTs for Assessment and Intervention on Cultivation of Empathy. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 10(5), pp. 10–15. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v10i5.4731

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 5 (2015)

Section

Papers