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Study Finds Many Prefer Mild Electric Shocks to Sitting in Silence

Checked June 10, 2026

PsychologySocial ScienceHuman Behavior

There was a research done that people will be okay, like a majority of people, more than 80% or something, are okay to be given mild electric shocks, then to sit 15 minutes in silence.

Source-backed 60% correct ksj.mit.edu dtg.sites.fas.harvard.edu pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov bbc.com science.org
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