Allport defined empathy as putting oneself in another’s shoes 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. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1835

Categorization

• DEFINE: Captures Allport’s two informal definitions of empathy and his observed link to tolerance for social differences.