Motivations underlying self-infliction of pain during thinking for pleasure
Previous research suggested that people prefer to administer unpleasant electric shocks to themselves rather than being left alone with their thoughts because engagement in thinking is an unpleasant activity. The present research examined this negative reinforcement hypothesis by giving participants...
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| Language: | English |
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Nature Research
2022
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