A New York City taxi cab driver once intervened and stopped what he perceived to be a mugging in progress - even though it actually was a group of actors performing a scene for a television sketch. The taxi driver probably intervened due to .

The taxi driver probably intervened due to his feelings of empathy.

Explanation:

Empathy is the identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives.

The cab driver must have thought it was robbery( mugging). Instead of running, he identified with the situation and intervened due to his feelings of empathy.

The taxi driver probably intervened due to his feelings of empathy.

Explanation:

Empathy is the ability to "put oneself in another person's shoes". To completely understand them in a way that makes one feel for the other, to share feelings with others.

In this case, the taxi driver's empathy allowed him to connect with the individual's he thought were getting mugged and it pushed him to intervene and stop it, even though it turned out to be a performance in the end.

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