The effect of perspective taking style on difference-based sense of the self was investigated. Undergraduate participants (n=94) watched a video. When watching the video, participants were either asked to image other perspectives for the target of the video, to. get into the other, or to watch video objectively. After watching the video, their difference-based sense of self was assessed and they also responded to the Perspective Taking scale Japanese version (Nakae et al., 2000; originally developed by Davis 1983a). As with previous studies, factor analysis of the Perspective Taking scale scores indicated a two-factor solution. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that the more symbiotic the participants were less was the perceived difference-based sense of self. Results suggested that perspective taking as a personality variable was more predictive than perspective taking as an experimental condition.