Shahidi S, Baluch B
Department of Psychology, University College London.
Psychol Rep. 1991 Dec;69(3 Pt 1):1024-6. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1991.69.3.1024.
120 subjects high or low on social anxiety were asked to speak in front of a camera. While watching a replay of their performance, false heart-rate feedback was presented. Highly anxious subjects (n = 36) reported significantly more embarrassment than subjects who scored low in anxiety. Further, subjects reported being embarrassed according to the direction of false heart-rate information. Results offer support for the self-attribution theory of emotions.