> [!abstract] > When presented with neutral (e.g., watching a plain movie) or boring stimuli (e.g., watching a boring clip on loop for an hour), people are more likely to engage in rewarding (e.g., eating) and aversive (e.g., electric shocks) stimuli to escape boredom. ([[Havermans et al., 2015]]). >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): —