According to a recently published six year study in “Developmental Psychology,” cognitive empathy, or the mental ability to take others’ perspective, isn’t properly developed in teens. To test out the findings, ‘TakePart Live’ host Cara Santa Maria plays a game of “Adolescent Teenager or Convicted Sociopath?” with guest cohost Will Weldon.
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