What a colored square taught me about defeating fear
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 14:42
in Astronomy & Space
Every time that a colored square appeared on the monitor in front of me, I braced for pain. Early into the 10-minute session as a subject of this experiment, I learned that about half of the times that I saw that square, I received a low-voltage shock, via a bar strapped to my right wrist. I also learned that every time I saw a square of a different, "good" color, I could momentarily breathe easy. But in the second day's session, as I watched the squares appear in random order, no shocks punctuated either the "bad" or "good" colors. After several minutes I started to relax. [More]