Why Is Empathy Training a Good Antidote to Aggression? Empathy

question 79

Multiple Choice

Why is empathy training a good antidote to aggression? Empathy makes it __________.

• A) harder to derogate our victims
• B) easier to think about the consequences of our actions
• C) easier to reduce cognitive dissonance
• D) harder to reduce cognitive dissonance

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Definitions:

Emotional Reactions

These are immediate responses to external or internal events, encompassing a wide range of feelings such as happiness, anger, sadness, or fear.

Dreams

A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep, reflecting both conscious and unconscious mental activity.

REM Sleep

Rapid Eye Movement sleep, a stage of sleep characterized by vivid dreams and physiological changes like increased brain activity and temporary paralysis of major muscles.

Vivid Dreams

are dreams experienced with intense imagery, emotion, and detailed narrative, often easily remembered.