Which of the Following Is an Example of Empathetic Communication

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of empathetic communication?

• A) "We need to get this job finished on time if we want to keep our jobs."
• B) "These intense deadlines are both unreasonable and unfair."
• C) "You don't have a choice; this is the job we hired you to do."
• D) "I understand your frustration; this deadline is intense, and we're running on reduced staff."
• E) "If you don't like your job, we can easily replace you."

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Definitions:

Speciation

Emergence of a new species.

Complete Isolation

A state or condition where an organism or population has no interaction with others; it can refer to quarantine or ecological separation.

Natural Selection

A major mechanism of evolution: the differential survival and reproduction of individuals of a population based on differences in shared, heritable traits. Outcome of environmental pressures.

Disruptive Selection

An evolutionary process that favors individuals at both extremes of a trait distribution over the average phenotype.