Importance of Empathy Video Quiz

What is empathy?

• A passive attempt to understand another person's perspective

• A form of verbal combat

• An active attempt to understand another person's perspective

• A way to avoid communication

Which brain area helps us distinguish our emotional state from that of another person?

• Temporal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• Right super marginal gyrus

• Left frontal lobe

What is a key role of the right super marginal gyrus in empathy?

• Causes us to label people as the other

• Helps us mimic the actions of others

• Prevents us from understanding different beliefs

• Assists in distinguishing emotional states

What is a habit that can help develop empathy?

• Avoid observing others

• Practice active listening

• Rush to reply in conversations

• Focus on categorizing people

Why is curiosity about others important for expanding empathy?

• It is not important for empathy

• It leads to labeling people as enemies

• It helps in avoiding understanding others

• It is the first step to expanding empathy

What does active listening involve?

• Formulating responses before the other person finishes speaking

• Slowing down and considering the other person's statements

• Avoiding understanding the emotional state of the speaker

• Not asking follow-up questions

Why is it important to open up about your own feelings and experiences?

• To prevent expanding empathy

• To build empathy as a two-way street

• To label people as the other

• To avoid mutual understanding

What does empathy help us challenge?

• Understanding

• Prejudice

• Commonality

• Moral universe