The Difference Between Empathy and Sympathy Is That

question 22

Multiple Choice

The difference between empathy and sympathy is that

• A)theory of mind is necessary for sympathy but not empathy.
• B)empathy is a more complex emotion than sympathy.
• C)empathy involves experiencing the same feelings as someone else but sympathy does not.
• D)sympathy recruits brain regions associated with feeling pain, but empathy does not.

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