Table 1.

At the start of the session, the experimenter read aloud a definition and example of each emotion (column 2). During the emotion task, participants read a series of 32 emotion scenarios (examples in column 3) and rated their imagined emotional response using four rating scales.

Emotion	Definition and example	Example scenario from the task
Anger	When you feel mad and annoyed at someone or something, e.g. You might feel annoyed if the bus is late and you know you are going to miss your appointment.	You saw someone walk by the window. They threw rubbish into your garden.
Embarrassment	When you feel you look silly in front of people e.g. You trip and fall in front of your friends.	You ate too much cake at a party. You threw up in the living room in front of everyone.
Fear	When you feel scared e.g. You feel scared when you are walking in a dark quiet street.	You were riding your bike down a hill. Suddenly your brakes stopped working.
Guilt	When you feel that you have done something wrong and feel bad about it e.g. You broke your friend's mobile phone.	You were meant to look after your little brother but you went out. When you got back he was crying.