All of these participants had received a sample of the shock and reported that they would pay to avoid being shocked again.
From: news.virginia.edu/…/doing-something-better-doing-… , so the chart is actually measuring the second shock.
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rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 3 months ago
I want to see the percentage who gave themselves more than one. They’re the real heroes of this study.
SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Oh, those are the scientists. And yes, they’re the heroes of this study!
Feathercrown@lemmy.world 3 months ago
One guy shocked himself 190 times
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scratchee@feddit.uk 3 months ago
That guy was running his own study. “How many times can I shock myself before I breach the ethical limits of the study and they cut the session short”.
He underestimated their resolve though, clearly.
Wilzax@lemmy.world 3 months ago
That’s more than one every 5 seconds lmao
He probably spammed the button at some point, just to see what that would feel like
SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
When you minmax your masochism stat.