Compare the concepts of thinking empathy and feeling empathy, and give a real-life example of each as it would apply to listening during public speaking

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The second part of empathy?expressing your empathy back to the speaker?can best be accomplished in two steps corresponding to the two parts of true empathy: thinking empathy and feeling empathy. In communicating thinking empathy, you express an understanding of what the person means. (Example: paraphrasing the message, nodding your head). In communicating feeling empathy, you express your feeling of what the other person is feeling. (Example: showing a facial expression, gesturing). Examples will vary.

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a. must sell Sara the same amount of time John was given, on a Saturday morning b. must give Sara the same amount of time John was given, on a Saturday morning c. need not give Sara any time, because John did not purchase an advertisement d. must not give Sara any time, because John appeared on a children’s show

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Which one of the following purposes of research attempts to answer “why” questions?

a. exploration b. description c. prediction d. control e. explanation

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List four of the seven questions you should ask to test the validity and strength of your evidence

What will be an ideal response?

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A(n) ________ is a summary of a magazine or research article, written by someone other than the original author.

A. abstract B. overview C. paraphrase D. citation E. reference

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