Psychology
Exploring "Why" questions about Psychology
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why does it feel so warm when you sit where someone else has been sitting, versus sitting back in your own seat?
It feels warm to sit where anyone else was sitting, including where you were sitting, if your butt is colder than the seat. But if you were just sitting there, then your butt is the same temperature a
Why does everything feel so soft when you’ve just woken up?
Can you elaborate, OP? I've been waking up for years and have never noticed a difference in how things feel immediately after waking up. Whether it's my bed, the floor, my clothing, my breakfast, or w
Why is computer memory always in multiples of 8? (8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, etc.)
Because those numbers are powers of two. Computers address memory (and do everything else) with binary numbers. It makes sense to have memory in amounts that line up with powers of two because there's
Why does everyone hate Yoko Ono?
Imagine you've started a He Man Woman Hater's club with the rest of the guys and this girl Darla comes along and wants to play with Alfalfa. Well the rules were explicit and stated no girls allowed in
Why does the government permit lethal habits like alcoholism and sometimes drug addiction?
The government has no power to prevent alcoholism or drug addiction. They can make these things illegal, but anti-alcohol/drug laws have been shown to be ineffective. Prohibition didn't work and creat
Why does hunger feel so much stronger than thirst, despite dehydration coming about quicker.
Hunger generally starts when the body stops metabolizing food and starts using stored energy, but there isn't really an equivalent for thirst. That being said, hunger pangs hurt, but being dehydrated
Why do we snap our fingers or tap our foot when we’re trying to remember something?
I don't do this. Should I? Do you find this helps you remember?
Why do Shia and Sunni Muslims hate each other so much?
Sunni Muslim here. Let me tell you my entire family and most of my friends are Sunni but I have known some great Shias in my life. If a Shia goes to a Sunni mosque he would be welcome and vice versa.
Why do we feel like pinching, biting and squeezing our partner when making out?
It is a way of showing intimacy - letting someone else inflict some small amount if pain on you shows you trust them and know they won't actually hurt you. BDSM Lite, essentially.
Why is dead weight (unconscious person) so heavy when the person’s weight doesn’t change?
When a person is alive and with-it, they "participate" in being held by making sure weight is distributed to your core. Getting a floppy body to have its weight distributed to your core muscles is har