Why is empathy training a good antidote to aggression?

A) Empathy makes it easier to think about the consequences we will experience as a result of our actions.
B) Empathy makes it harder to derogate our victims.
C) Empathy makes it easier to reduce cognitive dissonance.
D) Empathy makes it harder to reduce cognitive dissonance.
E) Empathy makes it harder to be self-aware.


B) Empathy makes it harder to derogate our victims.

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A. social B. experimental C. industrial/organizational D. developmental

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a. Insula b. Hypothalamus c. Basal ganglia d. Parabrachial nuclei

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According to Arthur Staats's concept of basic behavioral repertories, personality consists of behaviors

that A) are basically the same in everyone. B) build from basic stepping-stones to more complicated later behavior. C) can be unlearned as easily as they are learned. D) include overt, physical behaviors but do not include language or speech.

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