When Trudy's best friend Jada sobs to her that she just broke up with her fiancé,Trudy begins crying too.Trudy's emotional reaction to Jada's heartbreak is best explained in terms of:

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Trudy's emotional reaction to Jada's heartbreak is an example of empathy, which is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. Trudy is not simply feeling sorry for Jada (sympathy) or being sarcastic and distrusting (cynicism), and there is no indication that her response is motivated by selflessness (altruism).

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