(Experiment: "shy" and "nonshy" women talking to men, with loud noise in the background or not. The shy women with loud noise talked more compared with shy women without loud noise, and they didn't feel shy.)
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Remember this experiment the next time you feel overaroused in a social situation. Your heart may be '''pounding for any number of reasons having nothing to do with the people you are with'''. There may be too much noise, or you may be worrying about something else you are only half aware of that has nothing to do with the person you are with. So go ahead, ignore the other causes (if you can), and have a good time.