Steve is an interviewer for a local television station. He has a daily half-hour show where he interviews local celebrities. Recently one of his guests revealed that he had been sexually abused as a child and that he had recently thought about committing suicide. The guest began to cry and so did Steve. Steve just couldn’t hold back in the face of such a sad story and especially sitting right next to this poor fellow. In this case, since his emotions were so similar to his guest’s emotions, Steve was exhibiting a high level of ___________________________________ .