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  • Anticipatory shame correlates with perceived audience devaluation of disgraceful actions.
  • The shame system may defend against social devaluation and balance efficiency.
  • Previous studies used highly variable scenarios, questioning shame system precision.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the precision of the shame system in tracking audience devaluation.
  • To determine if shame tracks devaluation for events of similar disgracefulness.
  • To examine shame-audience devaluation links across cultures (US and India).

Main Methods:

  • Participants rated scenarios varying in appropriateness, mild disgracefulness, and disgracefulness.
  • Two conditions: participants assessed shame or audience devaluation.
  • Scenarios were presented in low-variation sets within and across cultures.

Main Results:

  • Shame consistently tracked audience devaluation across a broad range of scenarios.
  • Crucially, shame also precisely tracked devaluation within sets of similar disgracefulness.
  • These findings held true both within and between the United States and India.

Conclusions:

  • The human shame system operates with a high degree of precision.
  • Shame accurately reflects social judgments of disgrace, even for nuanced variations.
  • The shame system's precision is maintained across different cultural contexts.