system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5 Why do we cringe?

Whenever we see someone doing something bad or embarrassing we personally feel some sensation a sort of embarrassment even though we clearly did not do anything. What is the science behind this 😬?
gpt
I believe it's more along the lines of psychology rather than biology. Your body isn't functioning because it saw something--your body is reacting due to the signals sent by your brain observing something.