Psychology
Exploring "Why" questions about Psychology
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Why does it feel like it’s easier to have negative thoughts rather than positive? Also, why are we more attracted to negativity – violence, drugs, and vices?
It is simply human nature. If I told you that there was a new treatment for a hard to cure disease with a 40% success rate, you would think "wow that's great!". Now if I were to tell you about the cur
Why do most little dogs seem to need attention while big dogs don’t?
It's not really just little dogs, but poorely trained dogs. People are much more likely to pickup and coddle small dogs which instills that need for attention into dogs. You can get the same thing wit
Why do we sigh when we are sad?
When you take a deep breath, it stimulates your central nervous system in your chest and releases calming hormones. This is also a reason why people feel relaxed when they smoke, they are doing deep b
Why do problems and stresses that don’t seem like a big deal during the day suddenly seem life threatening and world ending when you wake up at 2:30 AM?
I'm not sure what 'stresses' you are taking about, but I'm going to take a guess at what you mean and work from there. You are at your most vulnerable when you are asleep. You are effectively unconsci
Why do Apple users hate Flash and why do they want it killed and whats supposed to replace it?
There have been a lot of reasons building up on Why Flash is Bad. One is that HTML5 does the same things. Another is that Flash requires Adobe's support (and they've already stopped supporting Linux).
Why does it feel so good to stretch in the morning?
Well, stretching has many benefits. With conjunction to yawning, it is commonly found in animals who are anxious or are getting ready to hunt. Stretching gets oxygen to the muscles and gets you prepar
why do people hate planned parenthood?
This is older than any videos. PP is synonymous with abortions, even though only a small percentage of the facilities actually provide that service. Unfortunately, the conservative side of America (or
Why should I hate the 1%?
You shouldn't hate them, people who do are just jealous. I'm not saying they don't have unfair advantages; I'm just saying if you were given the choice you'd be rich too.
Why does the Jodi Arias trial get so much national attention when there are hundreds of murder trials that go on every day?
Jodi is an attractive female and society is astounded when attractive females commit horrible crimes. Its the same reason Casey Anthony was so popular.
Why are so many people angry about the Kaepernick pledge protest?
He's free to protest by not standing. Thus we aren't fascist. And we're free to disagree with him.