Perceived versus Target-Scored Empathic Accuracy under Psychedelics: A Measurement Gap and a Proposed Test
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) October 26, 2026 Vasileios Sampalis preprint
Psychedelics are increasingly described as deepening empathy and understanding of others, a claim drawn from increases in emotional empathy and self-reported connectedness. These measures index how people feel. None establishes whether the inferences people draw about others are accurate. Empathic accuracy (EA) is accurately inferring the specific content of another's thoughts and feelings,...