Some researchers believe that humans' capacity for empathy is based on the nerve cells called _____
a. sympathy neurons
b. mirror neurons
c. empathy cells
d. altruism neurons
Answer: B
Rationale: These respond to the actions and expressions of others and are correlated with the ability to understand another's intentions and emotions.
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a. ?heart b. ?brain as a whole c. ?pineal body d. ?frontal lobes e. ?corpus callosum
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person who likes a. eating pizza while watchingbowling on television. b. to do similar things. c. to do things other than cooking, gardening, and hockey. d. the opposite sorts of things. e. cooking, gardening, or hockey, but not all three.
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a. mental aptitude; the SAT corporation b. intelligence; David Wechsler c. creativity; Howard Gardner d. independence.; Leland Stanford e. creativity; David Wechsler
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