The previously imprisoned animals, despite their elevated stress levels, were much more likely to approach the ambiguous bucket than were a control group of ewes.

先前被绑住腿的这些实验组尽管它们的压力水平有所上升，但是与实验对照组的动物相比，更容易走近模糊不清的水桶。

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According to court documents, Mr Thomas told the group he had a "bucket list" of politicians, employees and others he felt needed to be "taken out".

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The third group, the guilt-primed participants who had been exposed to the warm bucket and paper clips, showed scores averaging 2.2 and 1.5.

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