Psychology
Exploring "Why" questions about Psychology
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Why do you forget names and such when you have amnesia, yet you don’t forget things like speaking or certain objects?
Because different types of memory are formed in different places. Short and long term memory have their own dedicated locations in the brain, and speech, motor skills, and object recognition are separ
Why does depression in young people seem so common now?
Being diagnosed just means it's enough of a problem that it's medically concerning, not necessarily that they have a life-long mental illness. Plenty of psychiatrists are a bit dubious on given a diag
Why does sad and melodramatic music have a tendency to make some people happy and feel ‘better’ when they’re also feeling down?
Strong emotive music (ones that are sad, angry, happy, etc in nature) help us explore the emotions in greater detail. They give us an external source of this emotion which our conscience can then bett
Why does everyone hate flash so much? Why is everyone trying to get it blocked everywhere?
For a start, Flash slows page loads, requires a plugin to work (that requires constant updates), doesn't play well with search engines, and can be used via advertisements to install bad things on your
Why Wes Anderson’s movies look and feel so unique.
There are probably lots of technical reasons to do with cinematography etc. but in terms of themes, I've noticed he keeps returning to themes about adulthood vs childhood. You often see children who b
Why do so many people hate Piers Morgan?
I don't watch his show, so I don't have any strong feelings about him. From what I have heard from other people, there are two major complaints: 1) Back when he was in the UK, he had a reputation for
Why do you hate internet explorer?
This is from the perspective of somewhat who writes code. Coding for Firefox/Chrome is pretty straight forward and if you write something and it looks perfect on those two, there's still a pretty good
why is it that we are able to subconsciously control our bladders when we sleep? How is it that we manage not to piss ourselves?
Your body releases a hormone while you sleep called vasopressin which inhibits the production of urine. You produce less urine while you sleep, and it's a thicker, more dense liquid (partly because of
Why do antidepressant often have depression as a side-effect?
Anti-depressants are a guessing game as far as prescribing them. You're messing with the brain my friend. There's no telling exactly how they'll affect one particular person and how they feel.
Why and how do YouTube ads work for the respective companies, since everyone seems to hate them?
It's about seeing them. You don't have to have an opinion on them. What companies are trying to do is getting you "familiar" with the brand or product.