Table 1.

Examples of Social (Embarrassment, Guilt) and Basic (Disgust, Fear) Emotion Scenarios from the Self Condition

Emotion	Sentence
Social: Embarrassment	“Your dad started doing rock n’ roll dances in the supermarket”
	“You were quietly picking your nose but your friend saw you”
	“You tripped over in front of a boy you liked”
	“Your friend said you had a wet patch on your backside all the way home”
	“Your were eating with your friend and you dribbled down your top”
Social: Guilt	“You laughed at a quiet girl you know and it made her sad”
	“You laughed when your friend told you she was feeling upset”
	“You pretended to be sick so you don’t have to visit your gran”
	“You joined in when people were laughing at your best friend”
	“You lied to your dad when you wanted to go out with your friend”
Basic: Disgust	“Your friend was vomiting next to you and you could smell it”
	“You were in your friend’s garden and you put your hand in slimy cat poo”
	“You saw a big hairy fly laying eggs on your friend’s lunch”
	“Your dad told you that the fridge was infested with maggots”
	“You saw a pile of rotting guts near the dustbin at your friend’s house”
Basic: Fear	“Your friend screamed that there was a wasp inside your jumper”
	“An angry dog was barking and running towards you and your friend”
	“You suddenly woke up as someone screamed by your bed”
	“Your dad slammed on the brakes as a lorry hurtled towards you”
	“You were with your friend and a creature ran up your neck”

Sentences from the Other condition described the same scenarios but featuring “Your Mom”.