Why Humans Choose Pain Over Boredom!

Описание: Would you shock yourself instead of sitting in a room alone for 15 minutes? A new study found that people would rather actively hurt themselves than be bored! Join Tara as she reports on this interesting study!

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"In 11 studies, we found that participants typically did not enjoy spending 6 to 15 minutes in a room by themselves with nothing to do but think, that they enjoyed doing mundane external activities much more, and that many preferred to administer electric shocks to themselves instead of being left alone with their thoughts. Most people seem to prefer to be doing something rather than nothing, even if that something is negative."

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