Upon hearing of the murder of a child in the news, Johnny feels the pain and distress of the parents as though it were his own. In this case, Johnny would best be described as high in .

Johnny would be best described as high in Empathy.

Explanation:

Empathy is the capacity of understanding or feeling what another person is experiencing. People who possess such capacity are referred to as emphatic. An emphatic individual understands and feels the experience of another person by placing themselves in the person's position.

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