The ability to experience and relate to another person's emotions is called

a. sympathy

b. empathy.
c. altruism.
d. cooperation.


b

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The ______ is the fundamental element of the nervous system

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What may be a function of REM sleep in neonates?

A. During wakefulness, infants experience sensory overload and REM sleep allows them to attune to information missed during the day. B. REM sleep is thought to prevent SIDS in neonates by stimulating the areas of the brain that control breathing. C. During the neonatal period, dreams that occur during REM sleep likely contribute to the earliest phases of enculturation. D. REM sleep causes brain stimulation, which is necessary to drive sufficient protein synthesis for neuronal development and synapse formation.

Psychology

Major antipsychotic tranquilizers are used to ______

a. relieve mild tension c. reduce aggressive behavior b. alleviate depression d. make patients happier

Psychology

How does religion relate to helping behaviour?

a. highly religious people are more likely to help b. intrinsically rented religious people help more c. extrinsically oriented people help more d. both a and b e. both a and c

Psychology