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Practice Reading: Reading Fill in the Blanks ID: #50446 Cognitive Empathy 2

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Empathy is important because it the way in which people interact socially, and it impacts the way their personal relationships develop. Cognitive empathy is when a person is able to understand what someone else might be feeling, and they are even able to use that knowledge to how the person will act or feel, which could also help scientists develop better support for people who may to read facial expressions.

struggle imposes demonstrate predict intellectually governs intangibly

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Correct answer: governs
Explanation: The verb 'governs' fits grammatically as it is in the present tense, matching the subject 'empathy.' Contextually, it indicates that empathy controls or influences social interactions, which aligns with the overall message of the sentence.
Meaning: 'Governs' means to control or regulate something, in this case, social interactions.
Wrong options:
imposes: The verb 'imposes' suggests forcing something upon others, which does not accurately reflect the supportive role of empathy in social interactions.
demonstrate: The verb 'demonstrate' means to show or prove something, which does not fit the context of influencing interactions.
predict: The verb 'predict' means to foresee or anticipate something, which is not relevant to the governing aspect of empathy.
intellectually: The adverb 'intellectually' describes a manner of understanding but does not fit as a verb in this context.
intangibly: The adverb 'intangibly' refers to something that cannot be touched or easily defined, which does not fit the grammatical structure needed here.
Correct answer: intellectually
Explanation: The adverb 'intellectually' modifies the verb 'able' and fits grammatically in the context of describing the capacity to understand feelings. It emphasizes the cognitive aspect of empathy, which is the focus of this part of the text.
Meaning: 'Intellectually' refers to the ability to think and understand in a logical way, particularly regarding emotions.
Wrong options:
intentionally: The adverb 'intentionally' means done on purpose, which does not relate to the understanding of feelings.
demonstrate: The verb 'demonstrate' does not fit as it does not describe a manner of understanding.
struggle: The verb 'struggle' implies difficulty, which does not align with the ability to understand feelings.
governs: The verb 'governs' does not fit here as it does not describe the manner of understanding but rather the influence of empathy.
predict: The verb 'predict' does not fit as it does not describe the ability to understand feelings.
Correct answer: predict
Explanation: The verb 'predict' fits grammatically as it follows 'to' and aligns with the context of using understanding to foresee actions or feelings. It logically follows the idea of cognitive empathy leading to anticipation of behavior.
Meaning: 'Predict' means to say what will happen in the future based on knowledge or understanding.
Wrong options:
demonstrate: The verb 'demonstrate' means to show or prove something, which does not fit the context of anticipating behavior.
struggle: The verb 'struggle' implies difficulty and does not relate to the act of anticipating actions or feelings.
governs: The verb 'governs' does not fit as it does not relate to the act of predicting but rather controlling interactions.
intellectually: The adverb 'intellectually' does not fit as it does not describe an action related to predicting behavior.
intentionally: The adverb 'intentionally' means done on purpose, which does not relate to the act of predicting.
Correct answer: struggle
Explanation: The verb 'struggle' fits grammatically as it aligns with the subject 'people' and indicates difficulty in reading facial expressions. This contextually supports the idea that some individuals may have challenges in understanding emotions.
Meaning: 'Struggle' means to have difficulty or to find something challenging.
Wrong options:
demonstrate: The verb 'demonstrate' means to show or prove something, which does not fit the context of experiencing difficulty.
governs: The verb 'governs' does not fit as it does not relate to the experience of difficulty but rather to control.
predict: The verb 'predict' does not fit as it implies foreseeing actions rather than experiencing challenges.
intellectually: The adverb 'intellectually' does not fit as it does not describe a state of difficulty but rather a manner of understanding.
intentionally: The adverb 'intentionally' means done on purpose, which does not relate to the experience of struggling.

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