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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neuropsychologia. 2018 Jan 9;145:106637. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2018.01.008

Table 1.

Examples of physical danger and social evaluation situations in the template format used to construct them.

Examples of Physical Danger Situations
  Full Version
   (P1) You step off the curb to cross a busy street without looking. (S1) Suddenly you see traffic coming toward you from the corner of your eye.
  (P2A) You leap to avoid an approaching car. (P2C) It hits you and sweeps your legs off the ground. (S2) You tumble onto the hood. (S3). You feel the car skidding to a stop.
    Core Version
     (P1) You step off the curb to cross a busy street without looking.
     (P2) You leap to avoid an approaching car, but it hits you and sweeps your legs off the ground.
  Full Version
   (P1) You’re standing by a very shallow swimming pool. (S1) Because you can see that bottom is so close to the surface of the water, you realize that diving in could be dangerous. (P2A) You dive in anyway. (P2C) Your head bangs hard on concrete bottom. (S2) You put out your hands to push away. (S3) You feel yourself swallowing water.
    Core Version
     (P1) You’re standing by a very shallow swimming pool.
     (P2) You dive in anyway, and your head bangs hard on the concrete bottom.
Examples of Social Evaluation Situations
  Full Version
  (P1) You’re at a dinner party with friends. (S1) A debate about a contentious issue arises that gets everyone at the table talking. (P2A) You alone bravely defend the unpopular view. (P2C) Your comments are met with sudden uncomfortable silence. (S2) Your friends are looking down at their plates, avoiding eye contact with you. (S3) You feel your chest tighten.
    Core Version
     (P1) You’re at a dinner party with friends.
     (P2) You alone bravely defend the unpopular view, and your comments are met with sudden uncomfortable silence.
  Full Version
  (P1) You’re checking e-mail during your morning routine. (S1) You hear a familiar ping, indicating that a new e-mail has arrived. (P2A) A friend has posted a blatantly false message about you on Facebook. (P2C) It’s about your love life. (S2) The lower right corner of the website shows 1,000 hits already. (S3) You feel yourself finally exhale after holding in a breath.
    Core Version
     (P1) You’re checking e-mail during your morning routine.
     (P2) A friend has posted a blatantly false message on Facebook about your love life.

Note. The label preceding each sentence (e.g., P1) designates its role in the template, as described in the materials section.