Question

People often forecast that they will feel ________ when reading about a large-scale tragedy compared to a smaller tragedy. However, findings indicate that people who actually read about such tragedies _________.A) worse; feel the same regardless of the size of the tragedy
B) more overwhelmed; felt worse about the smaller tragedy
C) less concerned; feel the same regardless of the size of the tragedy
D) more anonymous; felt worse about the larger tragedy
E) helpless; felt more empathy for the smaller tragedy’s victims

Answer 1

Answer:

A) worse; feel the same regardless of the size of the tragedy

Explanation:

It is noticed that people feel little concern toward large scale tragedies as compared small scale tragedies. this is because  a human psyche working due to which such attitude is notice that is known as psychic numbing, which refer to less attentive and less concerned when scale of tragedy is large. As human mind actually don't consider and compare of so many death and destruction to their own lives , they are unable to do that.However, you even feel more care even on death of one person as you can easily suppose and compare yourself with other person.