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interpersonal sensitivity  

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  • Interpersonal sensitivity (IS) can refer to both how well one “reads” other people and how appropriately one responds. Thus, it might be said that it is interpersonally sensitive to both recognize when one's spouse is sad and respond sympathetically. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Interpersonal Sensitivity]

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