Psychology
Exploring "Why" questions about Psychology
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Why do emotionally/ mentally exhausting events or situations tend to leave you feeling physically fatigued as well?
In the most literal sense of the word "fatigue" there are four types of fatigue involving skeletal muscles (pretty much any muscle that moves a body part). One of these types of fatigue is called "cen
why are people always under an illusion that they are wasting their life ?
Humanity's ability to get itself to a position where all it's physical needs are satisfied and still want more is, imo, what made us the dominant species of the planet. That dissatisfaction keeps us r
Why does it feel so good to put my feet up after a long day of work?
it's because your feet swell a little bit due to gravity causing blood/fluid to pool, so putting your feet up lets them drain, reversing the swelling.
Why do hippies and stoners love Joshua Tree?
I like Achtung Baby more personally. "One love... One blood...
Why does better quality music( 320 Kbps, and so on) occupy more digital memory?
Just like with an image, higher resolution = bigger file size. The bit rate of an audio file (ie 320 Kbps) is essentially the resolution of the song. Higher bit rates = more bits of data per second of
Why does nostalgia feel so good?
Perhaps is rose colored glasses thing. We remember things better than they really were. I mean, think about the best day of your life.
Why we cant tell the subconscious mind what to do?
You're brain does a whole lot of things, too many for you to think about. If you had to think about breathing, sometimes you might forget and die. The subconscious is a little more complicated because
Why do so many people hate the word Moist?
I think it's learned. Other people say it sounds gross, and in turn you start to think it's gross
Why do humans cry “tears of joy” when we’re happy?
To start this off, let me tell you about the hypothalamus...i.e a tiny little part of your brain that controls pretty important stuff like body temperature and hunger. Next, the amygdala, little group
Why when I see something painful, I get a weird feeling in the place where the other person was hurt.
Empathy. It is a trait of being a social animal, we are evolved to recognize and to an extent share the state of our fellow group members. The ability to empathize makes us better adapted to function