Which of the Following Best Describes What Is Referred to as the "Empathy

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes what is referred to as the "empathy gap"?

• A) People base their understanding of others' emotional states on what they know of their own; therefore, judgments about others can be biased and inaccurate
• B) It is easier to understand and relate to the emotional reactions of ingroup members than outgroup members
• C) People in a cognition-based state cannot easily imagine motivations and behaviors of those in an affect-based state
• D) The degree to which people attribute their own behaviors to emotional states is greater than the degree to which they make similar attributions for others

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Definitions:

Critical Thinking

The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgement, often requiring skepticism and question-posing.

Unconscious Motivations

Drives and desires that are not within an individual's conscious awareness, influencing behaviors and thoughts.

Overt Behaviour

Observable actions or responses of an individual, visible and measurable by others.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.