.

Does pain expected equal pain felt? Ask a kid

  • Written by Kalina Michalska, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside
Does pain expected equal pain felt? Ask a kidThis won't hurt a bit. Gregory Johnston/shutterstock.com

Imagine yourself at the doctor’s office bracing for your annual flu shot. Twenty minutes go by and during that period your fear escalates and you convince yourself the upcoming shot is going to hurt like hell. Does the expectation influence how it actually feels?

I am a professor of...

Read more: Does pain expected equal pain felt? Ask a kid

More Articles ...

  1. En Colombia, la coca triunfará sobre el café (o la miel) por una simple razón comercial
  2. New hurricane season jeopardizes Caribbean recovery: 5 essential reads
  3. Understanding hurricane risks: 5 essential reads
  4. For many South Korean Christians, reunification with the North is a religious goal
  5. Why Florida Democrats can't count on the so-called 'black vote'
  6. Falsehoods, Sandy Hook and suing Alex Jones
  7. Do bouncers at clubs enforce dress codes equally across races?
  8. Disappointed donors can't count on getting their charitable money back
  9. Blood in your veins is not blue – here's why it's always red
  10. SpongeBob's Bikini Bottom is based on a real-life test site for nuclear weapons
Metropolitan republishes selected articles from The Conversation USA with permission

Visit The Conversation to see more