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Does pain expected equal pain felt? Ask a kid

  • Written by Kalina Michalska, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside
This 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?

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