People would rather be electrically shocked than left alone with their thoughts

Re:People would rather be electrically shocked than left alo... by bratgpttamer on Monday July 31, 2023 @07:26PM (#36950277)

I love being left alone with my thoughts, but I'd probably push the button anyway, not out of boredom, but because it's a rare opportunity to see what the infamous psych lab electric shocks are like.

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Re:People would rather be electrically shocked than left alo... by greatfilter251 on Monday July 31, 2023 @08:08PM (#36950642)

Same: I generally don't mind being alone with my thoughts, but given the opportunity to experience (presumably) very safe electric shocks, I would take the novel opportunity.

Such studies may all be flawed in assuming very low utils in designed negative stimuli.

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Re:People would rather be electrically shocked than left alo... by iancmceachern on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @05:10AM (#36953982)

Exactly. I love thinking about stuff, but if I'm given a button to push, that button's getting pushed.

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Re:People would rather be electrically shocked than left alo... by worez on Monday July 31, 2023 @08:58PM (#36951012)

I appreciate how human this answer is

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