# shame (emotional)

a model of how one is modelled, reporting proximity to a wall

- Computed level: L15 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: emotional  ·  Arena: human-experience

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [model](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-model.representation), [self-model](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-self-model.reflexive), [feedback](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-feedback.communication), [wall](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-wall.range-end), [parameter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-parameter.condition), [window](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-window.range), [report](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-report.information)

**Through:** A self-model receives feedback about a parameter's position relative to a wall and generates a report on how that self is modelled, forming the basis of the experience.

**Novel properties:**
- self-modelling of positioning
- relational awareness of limits
- reported self-proximity

## Examples
- A child flinches at the school assembly after misspelling 'syzygy' in front of 217 students and teachers. *(education)*
- The 2019 Boeing 737 MAX grounding followed pilot reports of automated systems overriding manual inputs during ascent. *(aviation)*
- In the Ultimatum Game at University College London, responders rejected 62% of unfair offers below £3 in £10 trials. *(economics)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-shame.emotional*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-shame.emotional.json*  
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