Psychology
Exploring "Why" questions about Psychology
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Why is it, that on the same amount of food consumption, I feel fine to exercise, but feel empty to edit an essay?
The empty feeling when thinking about the essay is a psychological process. There could be many reasons your brain wants to avoid it. This most likely has nothing to do with food intake.
Why does your perception of a first-person video seem so unnatural when you live your entire life seeing in the first-person?
When your eyes are about to move, a signal is sent to your brain letting it know "this sudden change in frame of reference is me moving, not the world". Carefully poke your eyeball from the side--when
Why does reddit hate Call of Duty?
Because CoD is a great example of what gaming should not be. It's a long treadmill of little rewards and unlocks that make the players feel good about themselves. The progression system has no real me
Why do some people not remember anything when they get drunk?
To expand on tstorm1986's comment, I believe ethanol specifically inhibits the short-term-to-long-term memory transfer process, thus making those people unable to remember even the smallest action mor
Why does it feel so good when I crack my back?
Escaping gases. Synovial fluid present in your joints contains oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide, when you pop, these bubbles escape. This can relieve pressure.
Why do so many people, throughout the world and history, hate the Jews?
My understanding is that historically a lot of it started with Jews providing loans, becoming bankers and concentrating wealth among themselves - hence all the 'money' stereotypes. Usury was very frow
Why does the vending machine not take my dollar until it feels like it?
Well, the machine checks the dollar for being genuine. Being it a machine and not a human there are multiple kinds of tests. Magnetic, optical and some others I do not know about.
why is there a feeling of total disgust for men after they finish masturbating…and what causes it
Your mind pretty much goes from a high state of pleasure to a state of reason in a matter of seconds...
why our perception of time seems to speed up as we age.
Mainly because you've lived longer, and everyday is now a shorter proportion of your total lifetime. When you are 5 years old, summer vacations seem like a really long time because they have lasted 5%
Why do kids hate naps?
Kids have tons of energy and also don't typically realize when they are getting tired. They also don't want to stop being stimulated by their surroundings.