At a movie theater, during a scary scene in which a male hero is preparing to defend himself from a monster, Juan finds his own legs and arms tensing up, as if he was going to have to defend himself from the monster. His behavior is most likely due to _
a. an overactive imagination
b. the fact that humans have specialized neurons that cause us to mimic what others are
doing
c. the fact that young males tend to overempathize with male heroes in action movies
d. scary scenes make almost everyone tense their arms and legs, no matter what is
actually occurring on the screen
B
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