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Paying penance or distracting?

March 12, 2011

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When reminded of an immoral deed, people are motivated to experience physical pain. This is the opening line of the discussion section in a recent article published in Psychological Science. The hook is alluring, isn’t it? Thinking about times that you were “bad” makes you want to punish yourself. I was attracted to this article [...]

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