Allport defined empathy as perspective-taking and linked it to tolerance.

Evidence

Allport (1954/1979) informally defined empathy as an “ability to put [oneself ] in other people’s shoes” (1954/1979, p. 436) or a “capacity to know the other person’s state of mind, and adapt to it” (p. 436); he cited a positive relationship between empathic ability and tolerance for social differences. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1835

Categorization

• DEFINE: Allport’s informal definition of empathy as both role-taking and a capacity to know and adapt to another’s state of mind.