30 Questions
After recalling an embarrassing episode, male and female individuals tend to choose sunglasses that are:
Darker and larger
In response to embarrassment, actors show a preference for which of the following types of products?
Face-restoring products
What effect does using facial cream after recalling an embarrassing episode have on individuals' interest in social situations?
No significant effect
How do individuals who expect embarrassment tend to behave in social settings?
More modest and humble
What are some helpful responses to an actor's embarrassment according to the text?
Empathy and support
Individuals with a family member suffering from alcohol, drug, or mental health conditions tend to report feeling more embarrassed compared to those with a family member suffering from:
Heart disease
'Evasion' in response to an actor's embarrassment refers to:
Ignoring the embarrassing behaviour
'Kindly humor' is considered a helpful response to an actor's embarrassment, whereas 'humor' without kindness is categorized as:
'Unhelpful'
'Behaving in a more modest, humble, self-effacing manner' when expecting embarrassment is described as more:
'Likeable'
'Deliberately attracting attention' is classified as an unhelpful response to an actor's embarrassment, along with which other behavior?
Humor
What concept does the Fear of Embarrassment by Others Scale measure?
Concern about close others embarrassing oneself
What is a characteristic of individuals who are more susceptible to empathic embarrassment?
They are more prone to perspective-taking
What is uniquely predicted by individuals who are more susceptible to embarrassment, empathic, and prone to perspective-taking?
Embarrassment in response to a stranger's poor performance
Which type of individuals show higher levels of readiness to experience empathic embarrassment?
Those who are more susceptible to embarrassment
What is a common characteristic of socially anxious individuals according to the text?
Difficulty making eye contact with strangers
What do individual differences in readiness to experience empathic embarrassment include?
Higher levels of empathy and perspective-taking
Which scale includes items like 'I worry about others making a fool of themselves'?
'Fear of Embarrassment by Others' Scale
What does social anxiety assessed with a standard self-report measure include?
'I am nervous mixing with people I don’t know well'
What does the Fear of Embarrassment by Others Scale assess in individuals?
'I am afraid close ones will embarrass me'
'Empathic embarrassment' is more likely in individuals who are also prone to what behavior?
'Picking up on others' emotions'
Individuals with social anxiety are not concerned about potential embarrassment by close others.
False
The Fear of Embarrassment by Others Scale includes items like 'I get embarrassed by others’ public humiliation.'
True
Empathic embarrassment is not influenced by individual differences in empathy and perspective-taking.
False
Social anxiety is uniquely predicted by individuals who are less susceptible to embarrassment and empathic.
False
People tend to show a preference for unhelpful responses when an actor experiences embarrassment.
False
Match the following responses to actors' embarrassment with their corresponding category:
Ignoring the embarrassing behavior = Evasion Kindly humor = Helpful response Deliberately attracting attention = Unhelpful response Behave in a more modest, humble, self-effacing manner = Expected embarrassment
Match the following products with actors' responses to embarrassment:
Darker and larger sunglasses = Choosing after recalling an embarrassing episode Face-restoring products = Liked more after recalling an embarrassing episode Facial cream = Using after recall to not report less interest in social situations Shoes, socks, watches = Not preferred after recalling an embarrassing episode
Match the following individuals with their reported feelings of embarrassment due to family member's health condition:
Alcohol, drug, or mental health condition = Report feeling more embarrassed General medical condition (e.g., heart disease) = Report feeling less embarrassed All participants = Report feeling burdened by the health condition Illness type not specified = Report feeling burdened by the health condition
Match the following helpful responses to actors' embarrassment with their corresponding category:
Empathy and support = Helpful response Ignoring the embarrassing behavior = Helpful response Kindly humor = Unhelpful response Deliberately attracting attention = Unhelpful response
Match the following individuals' expected behaviors in social settings with their corresponding category:
Prefer to be alone = Expected embarrassment Behave in a more modest, humble, self-effacing manner = Expected embarrassment Attract attention deliberately = Not expected embarrassment Show empathy and support = Not expected embarrassment
Explore the concept of embarrassment as a form of appeasement, where individuals display submissive and affiliative behaviors to reduce attention or aggression from others. Understand how expressions of embarrassment are similar to appeasement displays seen in other primates.
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