> Even though all participants had previously stated that they would pay money to avoid being shocked with electricity I'd say I'd pay money to avoid being sho

> Even though all participants had previously stated that they would pay money to avoid being shocked with electricity I'd say I'd pay money to avoid being shocked, and then if left alone in a room with a button that shocks me I would press the button. I'm taking signals from the experimenter! When you ask that question it suggests it's possibly worth paying to avoid, plus however you word it, it takes the form of "we'll shock you unless you pay", which is kinda threatening even if worded gently. It's still threatening and demeaning even if you ask if you can pay me to shock me. Leave me alone with the button and it gives me a different signal, and the implied power dynamic is reversed, it's my agency. And to be honest I think if I had previously answered the other question I would now be extra curious what it was I said I'd pay to avoid.