Psychology
Exploring "Why" questions about Psychology
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Why aren’t can’t people remember distinct memories from their childhood?
Human memory is actually a very flawed system. We have forget lots of things - most of our sensory input is almost immediately dumped and we retain a very small fraction of what we perceive. Also, mem
Why people hate Steve Jobs
He ignored his daughter, didn't acknowledge his biological parents, rarely donated to charity, and attempted to cheat his partner, Steve Wozniak out of money.
Why does listening to your favorite song over and over eventually make you hate it?
Music is art. And one of the things that make art so relevant and great is the element of surprise. Everyone likes a little surprise in their music.
Why is it that emotional distress causes the loss of apatite?
One way of thinking about it by looking at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: _URL_0_ While there is some debate, the current thinking is that you first need a sound psychological mind before you start fulf
Why does stretching when you wake up feel so good?
Your joints’ metabolism works through the liquid in the joints. When they are not moving and the fluid stays still, the process makes the liquid have the metabolites, which makes the cartilages somewh
Why is it that (at least to me) when texting, ending sentences with periods feel or ‘sound’ more hostile than ending sentences without any punctuation?
Somewhat subjective but I'll still give my insight. If you're communicating in a format where people (yourself, or just people in general) normally don't add punctuation, adding punctuation stands out
Why does it feel faster traveling home then traveling to a certain location?
I'm from Long Island NY. A month ago I went to visit my friend at American University (which is in Washington D.C). The ride there felt pretty long.
Why is the Holocaust remembered as such a tragedy, while the Japanese invasion of China (with similar casualties) is almost forgotten?
I live in China currently and it is a really big deal here. They will never forget.
Why are we harder to move when unconscious?
When we're conscious but are still being moved by someone (I'm going to guess it's because they're trying to help you because you're extremely weak/tired/injured?) We still comply with the movements,
Why is the fundamental theorem of calculus a theorem in the first place?
It seems you're misunderstanding the definition of the definite integral. The integral of a given function f(x) does not mention an antiderivative F(x), and indeed it may be that no antiderivative exi