When one person can sense the emotions of another and communicates based on that sense,they are participating in _______.
A)empathic responsiveness
B)perspective taking
C)mirroring
D)sympathy

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Empathic responsiveness involves being able to accurately sense and understand the emotions of another person and respond in a way that is supportive and caring. This goes beyond sympathy, which is simply feeling sorry for someone without necessarily understanding their emotional experience. Perspective taking and mirroring may be components of empathic responsiveness, but they do not encompass the full range of skills required for this type of empathetic communication.

When One Person Can Sense the Emotions of Another and Communicates