Pain Perception Means Females Can Administer More Punishment

Both men and women can cope with more pain when administered by a female instead of a male, according a new study published by British psychologist David Williams (from the University of Westminster.).

Mr Williams rigged up a blunt mini guillotine device to test his theory and got 40 men and women to say 'stop' as others dropped the machine on their fingernails with gradually increasing force.

"A person's perception of pain doesn't necessarily depend on the intensity of the stimulus," Mr. Williams told the New York Times.

"The stereotype we have of women is that they are nurturing, caring, sensitive, that they have empathy. We feel safer with them," he said.

His findings could shed light on why there are so many more female than male dominatrixes involved in BDSM practises.
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