To develop an understanding of others,based on how you've responded when something similar has happened to you,is engaging in
A) ethnocentrism.
B) ambiguity reduction.
C) social decentring.
D) sympathy.

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Social decentring involves stepping outside of your own perspective and considering the perspective of others. By reflecting on how you have responded in a similar situation, you are trying to understand others by putting yourself in their shoes. This requires social decentring, not ethnocentrism (which involves judging other cultures by the standards of one's own culture), ambiguity reduction, or sympathy alone.

To Develop an Understanding of Others,based on How You've Responded