Reginald B. Adams

Enjoying the Unenjoyable: Paradoxical Attraction to and Reward of Negativity and Threat

Numerous examples exist in our everyday lives of our being paradoxically drawn to all forms of negative emotion-evoking stimuli, even when they are not “enjoyed” per se. Traffic gets backed up for miles on highways because drivers are seemingly unable to control their tendency to observe the aftermath of an accident...