Billy steals $.75 from his mother's purse to buy an Eskimo pie from the ice-cream man. He then feels bad about his misdeed and confesses, offering to pay his mother back out of next week's allowance. Billy is experiencing _____.

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Billy is experiencing guilt, which is the feeling of remorse and regret after doing something wrong. He recognizes that he did something wrong and wants to make it right by offering to pay his mother back. A is incorrect because shame is the feeling of embarrassment and disgrace over a personal mistake or failing, and Billy is not necessarily feeling embarrassed about his misdeed. C is incorrect because evaluative embarrassment refers to the feeling of embarrassment as a result of being evaluated negatively by others, and there is no indication of this in the scenario. D is incorrect because there is no indication in the scenario that Billy is anxious about being caught or hopes that his mother will go easy on him for confessing.

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