The expression of shyness and embarrassment
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Abstract
Shyness and embarrassment arise only in real or imagined social situations: They occur in public. Therefore, they have not only social antecedents but also social consequences. When I feel shy, I behave in a certain way; if you notice this behaviour, you may infer that I am shy and adjust your behaviour accordingly. Behaviours that lawfully accompany a certain state or trait and are used by most people to infer that state or trait are commonly called the expressions of that state or trait. Thus, the social consequences of shyness and embarrassment depend upon its expression: If you are able to control your shyness perfectly, I will not notice it, and it will have no consequences for our future interaction so far as I am concerned.