Samantha is watching a movie on TV.The story is about a young boy who had lost his brother in a traffic accident.Samantha says that she knows just how the boy feels and even guesses many of the character's lines before he says them.This situation illustrates the type of perspective taking involved with ________.

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The situation described shows that Samantha is feeling empathy for and identifying with a fictional character, which is the perspective taking involved with choice E. Samantha is not imagining how friends would feel, so choice C can be eliminated. She is not trying to perceive events through the eyes of another, so choice D can be eliminated. While it is possible that Samantha has personally experienced a similar loss, the scenario does not suggest that this is the reason for her identification with the character, so choice B can be eliminated. Choice A might be a possible type of perspective taking but doesn't fit the situation described as Samantha is not necessarily cognitively trying to understand how others feel, but rather emotionally identifying with the character.

Samantha Is Watching a Movie on TV