1Theory of Social Decentering Part 1: Activation, Input, and Analysis

A husband and wife are sitting down for dinner together. The husband is thinking about whether he should tell his wife about the clerk who flirted with him earlier in the day when he went to the store. He decides not to share the story because he believes it will make his wife feel jealous and insecure. At work, the boss snapped at several of the employees about their shoddy work and lack of professionalism before returning to her office and slamming the door. One employee who knows the boss well attributes this behavior to the boss’s recent conflicts with higher management and pressure to improve productivity. A teacher has a student who is struggling in his course. The student ...

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