Re: [tips] Why do we feel "embarrassed for others"?

2015-02-16 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
Thank you for the permission. Shatner went back and forth between good and poor quality acting, IMO. Sometimes an entire series would evoke empathic embarrassment (TJ Hooker?). While other times, he’s over the top performance was a perfect fit for the character he was playing (Boston Legal). I

Re: [tips] Why do we feel "embarrassed for others"?

2015-02-16 Thread Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D.
On Feb 16, 2015, at 1:58 AM, Jim Clark wrote: > For his offending over 30,000,000 Canadians who worship Bill Shatner I wish to apologize to the citizens of Canada. I have no reason to doubt Jim’s statement that William Shatner is beloved by the entire population of your great nation. :-) In

Re: [tips] Why do we feel "embarrassed for others"?

2015-02-16 Thread Mike Palij
On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 13:15:06 -0800, Jeffry Ricker wrote: On Feb 15, 2015, at 12:18 PM, Mike Palij wrote: Take a look at the following: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0018675#pone-0018675-g002 and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654216/ Thanks, Mik

Re: [tips] Why do we feel "embarrassed for others"?

2015-02-16 Thread Rick Stevens
> > Room 4L41A (4th Floor Lockhart) > > www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark > > > > > > *From:* Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. [mailto:jeff.ric...@scottsdalecc.edu] > *Sent:* February-15-15 12:08 PM > *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > *Subject:* [tips] Why do we f

RE: [tips] Why do we feel "embarrassed for others"?

2015-02-16 Thread Jim Clark
5 12:08 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Why do we feel "embarrassed for others"? Hi all, The question in the subject line is concerned with situations in which the other person is not embarrassed at all by behavior that, for observers, is cring

Re: [tips] Why do we feel "embarrassed for others"?

2015-02-15 Thread Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D.
On Feb 15, 2015, at 6:33 PM, Paul C Bernhardt wrote: > The difference between William Shatner (ironically or unintentionally) > singing badly and American Idol’s penchant for showing ordinary people > singing badly is huge. I got to where I couldn’t watch American Idol because > of empathic e

Re: [tips] Why do we feel "embarrassed for others"?

2015-02-15 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
The difference between William Shatner (ironically or unintentionally) singing badly and American Idol’s penchant for showing ordinary people singing badly is huge. I got to where I couldn’t watch American Idol because of empathic embarrassment. Paul Paul C Bernhardt Associate Professor of Ps

Re: [tips] Why do we feel "embarrassed for others"?

2015-02-15 Thread Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D.
On Feb 15, 2015, at 12:20 PM, Jonathan Mueller wrote: > I believe poor William did think he was creating high art. Yes, he did. The introduction by Bernie Taupin--thelyricist for the song--shows that this was intended to be serious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lul-Y8vSr0I On Feb 15, 201

Re: [tips] Why do we feel "embarrassed for others"?

2015-02-15 Thread Jonathan Mueller
That was awesome! Of course, nowadays late night tv often has B-, C-, and D-grade actors come on and read something dramatically as humor. But I believe poor William did think he was creating high art. However, given his level of success I don't really feel embarrassed for him as I would someo

re: [tips] Why do we feel "embarrassed for others"?

2015-02-15 Thread Mike Palij
Take a look at the following: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0018675#pone-0018675-g002 and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654216/ -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu Original Message --- On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 10:08:20

[tips] Why do we feel "embarrassed for others"?

2015-02-15 Thread Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D.
Hi all, The question in the subject line is concerned with situations in which the other person is not embarrassed at all by behavior that, for observers, is cringe-inducing. The best example I can think of is this clip of William Shatner "singing" Rocket Man in 1978 (I've been unable to watch