Although Sheila did not lose a family member in the September 11 tragedy as her friend Beverly did, she experienced grief and mourning over the event. She came to feel and understand the event in much the way her friend did. This is an example of:
A) moral relativity
B) sensitivity
C) empathy
D) transferal

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Empathy involves understanding and sharing the feelings of another person, which is what Sheila experienced by coming to feel and understand the event in the same way her friend Beverly did, despite not having lost a family member herself.

Although Sheila Did Not Lose a Family Member in the September