In a study, each participant was asked to plunge a hand into icy water as long as the pain would allow. In one condition the participants repeated their favorite curse words while their hands were in the water. In the other condition, the same participants repeated neutral word. Data obtained are shown in the following table:
Participants |
Swear Words |
Neutral Words |
1 |
99 |
49 |
2 |
70 |
61 |
3 |
52 |
47 |
4 |
83 |
70 |
5 |
46 |
32 |
6 |
110 |
82 |
7 |
69 |
53 |
8 |
39 |
30 |
9 |
51 |
56 |
10 |
70 |
61 |
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