Shocking altruism? People will pay to reduce others' pain, study says

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 00:01 in Mathematics & Economics

No pain, no gain. People who gladly underwent electric shocks for cash in an experiment were more willing to sacrifice money to reduce others’ pain than they were to reduce their own.

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