Although being sick is unpleasant, it may have some unexpected benefits as well. Which of the following is a benefit to being ill?

a) Illness may teach children to be less sympathetic to others.
b) Illness decreases children’s immunity to more severe illnesses.
c) Illness enables children to better understand how others feel when they are sick.
d) Illnesses build antibodies that attack the body, making it weaker.


Answer: c

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