Gram_Stone comments on The Rubber Hand Illusion and Preaching to the Unconverted - Less Wrong
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I have not been subjected to the experiment. Even if I were, I would most likely not feel physical pain because only a small selection of subjects did. I do not believe that the terms 'pain' and 'anticipation of pain' are contestable or capable of being confused with empathy. I'm tapping out because I don't believe that this conversation is productive.
While not having done this experiment in particular I do have experience in distinguishing a lot of the relevant qualia and what mimikry does for emotional transfer.
In a study they got 31/108 to feel pain when seeing images/clips.
That's a simple picture without any rapport building and more than the 20% in study you cited report feeling pain.