ScienceDaily (Dec. 20, 2008) — Researchers at Harvard University have discovered that our experience of pain depends on whether we think someone caused the pain intentionally. In their study, participants who believed they were getting an electrical shock from another person on purpose, rather than accidentally, rated the very same shock as more painful. Participants […]
Entries from December 2008
Pain Hurts More If Person Hurting You Means It
December 21st, 2008 · No Comments
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Happiness is contagious in social networks
December 5th, 2008 · No Comments
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Study: Happiness spreads more reliably than unhappiness in a network
You are 15 percent more likely to be happy if your direct connection is happy
People who smile on Facebook are generally friends with other smilers
Cigarette smoking and obesity also spread in social networks
By Elizabeth Landau
CNN
(CNN) — If you’re feeling great today, you may end up […]
Tags: Mental Health