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Vicarious Embarrassment At Others’ Flaws Is Associated With Neural Activation In The Pain Matrix
April 14, 2011 by NewsBot
Today, there is increasing exposure of individuals to a public audience. Television shows and the internet provide platforms for this and, at times, allow observing others' flaws and norm transgressions. Regardless of whether the person observed realizes their flaw or not, observers in the audience experience vicarious embarrassment...


