Question

empathizing
define identifying with a speaker’s thoughts, ______ or attitudes
explore another way you can show your engagement as a listener is to make statements that show you are________ and _______________ the speaker’s thoughts or feelings.
for example, the speaker may be describing an unpleasant encounter with a family member. to show that you are listening to and understanding the emotional content; you can make a brief statement showing __________:

i understand that you feel frustrated because you couldn’t make your sister understand your viewpoint.

Explanation:

For the "Define" section, empathizing involves identifying with a speaker's thoughts, feelings (since thoughts, feelings, and attitudes are related components of a person's experience that one empathizes with) or attitudes.

In the "Explore" section, as a listener, to show engagement, you make statements that show you are listening and understanding the speaker’s thoughts or feelings (these are key actions of an engaged, empathetic listener). For the example, the brief statement shows empathy/understanding of the emotion (the example statement reflects understanding the speaker's frustrated feeling, so it's showing recognition of their emotion).

Answer:

• Define: Identifying with a speaker’s thoughts, $\boldsymbol{\text{feelings}}$ or attitudes
• Explore: Another way you can show your engagement as a listener is to make statements that show you are $\boldsymbol{\text{listening}}$ and $\boldsymbol{\text{understanding}}$ the speaker’s thoughts or feelings.
• Example blank: $\boldsymbol{\text{empathy (or understanding of their feelings)}}$ (e.g., the statement shows understanding of the speaker’s frustrated feeling)

(Note: For the "Define" blank, "feelings" is the typical term here as empathizing connects to thoughts, feelings, attitudes. For "Explore", "listening" and "understanding" fit the context of engaged listening. For the example blank, the statement demonstrates empathy/understanding of the emotion, so a term like that works.)