The Psychology of Suspense

What is the meaning of EMPATHY?

• the ability to understand other people's feelings and problems.

• the ability to feel sorry for somebody else.

• the ability to understand other people's perspectives.

• the ability to understand other people's successes.

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What is the meaning of HUMILITY?

• having a high view of one's own importance.

• having a low view of one's own importance

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What is the MEANING of COGNITIVE?

• relating to the processes of learning and gaining knowledge.

• relating to the processes of breathing.

• relating to the processes of thinking and reasoning.

• relating to the processes of helping others.

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What is the meaning of CONJURE?

• to make something disappear.

• to make something reappear.

• to make some appear.

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What is the meaning of INTOLERABLE? (pick 2 answers)

• bearable

• unbearable

• too much to bear

• easy to bear

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What is the meaning of COMPETENCE?

• the ability to do something somewhat well

• the ability to do something unsuccessfully.

• the ability to do something successfully.

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A friend of yours is in the hospital. Even though you've never been hospitalized, you can still show EMPATHY by saying. . .

• "It must be difficult, not being able to go outside, play games, and sleep in your own bed."

• "Sucks to be you."

• "It must be fun hanging out in the hospital all day. Unlike you, I'm stuck going to school."

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He won a 5 awards, was recognized on television, and honored at a state-wide ceremony. Yet, he was still a many of great __________________.

• humility

• empathy

• competence

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Artificial Intelligence is becoming so powerful that a robot's _____________ skills may one day outmatch our own.

• empathy

• cognitive

• competence

• humility

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Which word best fits with this sentence? That smell always makes memories appear of the holiday season.

• conjures

• cognitive

• intolerable

• competence

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