Characterizes egocentrism and ethnocentrism as cognitive biases that foster violence at both individual and group levels. Suggests that altrocentrism is a more mature, socialized process of perceiving and discusses devices such as role-playing which facilitate the progress of altrocentric thinking. Available from: International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Transaction Periodicals Consortium, Rutgers--The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903. (MH)