Luanne's parents are in the process of getting a divorce. She is so distracted and upset by the situation that she sometimes has trouble paying attention in class, and her performance on assignments and quizzes has slipped a bit. She worries that her teachers might think she simply doesn't care about her schoolwork, when nothing could be further from the truth. Luanne is showing:
A) empathy
B) recursive thinking
C) prosocial reasoning
D) a social-cognitive bias

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Recursive thinking is the ability to think about what others are thinking. Luanne is concerned about her teachers' perceptions of her, which involves considering their thoughts and perspectives on her situation.

Luanne's Parents Are in the Process of Getting a Divorce