Empathy Is ________ While Sympathy Is ________

question 44

Multiple Choice

Empathy is ________ while sympathy is ________.

• A) understanding another's emotional state and feeling what the other person is feeling or would be expected to feel; understanding your own emotional state and feeling as you would be expected to feel
• B) understanding your own emotional state and feeling as you would be expected to feel; understanding another's emotional state and feeling what the other person is feeling or would be expected to feel
• C) understanding another's emotional state and feeling what the other person is feeling or would be expected to feel; feelings of concern,pity,or sorrow for another person
• D) feelings of concern,pity,or sorrow for another person; understanding another's emotional state and feeling what the other person is feeling or would be expected to feel

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Definitions:

Blame-The-Victim Dynamic

A social and psychological phenomenon where the victim of a crime, accident, or any type of abusive maltreatment is held responsible for the misconduct committed against them.

Poverty

The state of being extremely poor, where individuals or communities lack the financial resources for basic living standards.

High Rates

Instances or occurrences that happen at a greater frequency, often used in statistical and observational contexts.

Outgroup

“Them”—those perceived as different or apart from our ingroup.