Psychology
Exploring "Why" questions about Psychology
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why does it feel like im biking faster at night?
Because you can't see as far. We judge speed mostly by sight. During the day your reference points are pretty far away most of the time.
Why does Reddit hate nationalism?
It is perfectly OK to love one's country. Lots of people do. This is often called patriotism.
Why does it seem like such a monumental effort to do moderately complex arithmetic in one’s head?
Our brains are not designed for serial calculations, which is what a math problem is. A complex math problem is an extremely serial calculation. You have to do part of it before you do another part of
Why does wind or moving air feel cool to animals and humans?
When it is hot you sweat. Moving air makes sweat evaporate faster and evaporation absorbs heat making it cooler. Also, when the air is still your body creates a sort of "heat bubble" around you (the a
Why do we hate SimCity?
_URL_0_ They're forcing you to always be logged in to their server to play a SINGLE PLAYER game. Annnnnnd, icing on the cake, the servers have been down since launch, which means no one can play it. I
Why does washing or soaking sore feet help them feel better?
Because being in water reduces stress on the muscles. Also, if the water is warm it relaxes the tension in the muscles.
Why do baths feel amazing when we’re sick?
Besides feeling great. Taking a bath when we have a virus raises our core temperature. Which helps kill the virus.
why people who self harm find that it helps then manage their emotions short term.
It is an outlet for some people who are struggling. It also can be very focusing/calming for people with bipolar (mania/depression). Rushing thoughts and extreme emotions can be very difficult to hand
Why does content that appeals to people’s emotions spread faster than content that appeals to people’s reason?
CGP Gray has a pretty good take on this question. [This Video Will Make You Angry](_URL_0_) Time: 7:25 Subject: Transfer of ideas from person to person. It is a pretty awesome video if you feel like
Why do my mental emotions feel physically painful, especially in my chest?
It's because mental emotions cause the same physiological responses as physical pain would cause you. The fight/flight response increases the rate of flow to the heart, changes your breathing etc, so