Herntenstein and colleagues (2006) describe a study in which human subjects were asked to send a tactile signal to another person that conveyed one of 12 different emotions. The recipient of the signal was then supposed to choose which of the 12 the sender was trying to communicate. Study participants performed above chance for each of the following emotions except
A) anger.
B) embarrassment.
C) fear.
D) sympathy.

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Participants in the study by Hertenstein and colleagues were able to communicate a variety of emotions through touch at a rate better than chance, but they struggled with accurately conveying embarrassment.

Herntenstein and Colleagues (2006) Describe a Study in Which Human