你的尴尬为何让我如此痛苦.PDF

新东方《考研英语历年真题详解及复习指南》同源精读 『他人身体上的痛苦会触发我们痛苦的感受，然而， 看到他人处于某一尴尬情景，也会使我们产生类似 的感受。其原因何在呢？』 Why Your Embarrassment Causes Me So Much Pain 你的尴尬为何让我如此痛苦 May 5, 2011 | From Time Ever find yourself physically cringing1 as you watch those hopeful contestants2 on American Idol3 who have no clue4 that they cant sing? If so, youre probably a highly empathetic 5 person, according to new study published in the journal PloS One . In fact, the study finds, the experience of vicarious6 embarrassment affects the same brain regions that light up when you empathize with7 someones physical pain. The study adds to a growing body of literature8 suggesting that physical and emotional pain are processed in the same brain regions, which is probably why we describe ourselves as hurt whether weve just been dumped by a lover or broken a leg. Now add watching someone walk around with toilet paper on their shoe to the list of 9 shared emotional trauma . The new research suggests not only that we empathize with other peoples embarrassment as we do their pain, but that we also experience this vicarious emotion whether or not the person being embarr