Comments for The Layman's Guide to Psychology http://www.laymanpsych.com Psychology for the rest of us! Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:15:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Why is Yawning Contagious? by Ewan http://www.laymanpsych.com/why-is-yawning-contagious/comment-page-1/#comment-1601 Ewan Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:15:15 +0000 http://www.laymanpsych.com/?p=233#comment-1601 I was thinking about this yesterday. The thing that puzzled me was if I stifled a yawn or not complete it, then I didn't get that satisfied feeling afterwards. From that I concluded that once you've been infected with the yawn, your body wants you to complete it and then reward you. Don’t you think it might be an evolutionary remnant of the warning call? My reasoning is as follows: Talking is always optional and from a primitive man point of view, talking can not be relied on warn others. What the body needs is a way to ensure that the warning (a predator being spotted or so) is passed on to the rest of the clan. Maybe back in ancient times, a yawn actually produced sound that was the warning call, but we have evolved to not need the sound? I was thinking about this yesterday. The thing that puzzled me was if I stifled a yawn or not complete it, then I didn’t get that satisfied feeling afterwards. From that I concluded that once you’ve been infected with the yawn, your body wants you to complete it and then reward you. Don’t you think it might be an evolutionary remnant of the warning call? My reasoning is as follows:

Talking is always optional and from a primitive man point of view, talking can not be relied on warn others. What the body needs is a way to ensure that the warning (a predator being spotted or so) is passed on to the rest of the clan. Maybe back in ancient times, a yawn actually produced sound that was the warning call, but we have evolved to not need the sound?

]]> Comment on The Psychology of Twitter, Facebook, and Other Social Networking Devices by Environmental Stimulation and Its Effects on The Brain | The Layman's Guide to Psychology http://www.laymanpsych.com/the-psychology-of-twitter-facebook-and-other-social-networking-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-1537 Environmental Stimulation and Its Effects on The Brain | The Layman's Guide to Psychology Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:27:30 +0000 http://www.laymanpsych.com/?p=55#comment-1537 [...] case, it is not uncommon to find the majority of people filling their empty time texting, browsing facebook or catching up on the day’s news.  For the millennial’s, this is just life.  The ease [...] [...] case, it is not uncommon to find the majority of people filling their empty time texting, browsing facebook or catching up on the day’s news.  For the millennial’s, this is just life.  The ease [...]

]]> Comment on The Psychology of Texting: The Shaping of a New Language by Environmental Stimulation and Its Effects on The Brain | The Layman's Guide to Psychology http://www.laymanpsych.com/the-psychology-of-texting-the-shaping-of-a-new-language/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 Environmental Stimulation and Its Effects on The Brain | The Layman's Guide to Psychology Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:26:28 +0000 http://www.laymanpsych.com/?p=140#comment-1536 [...]   In either case, it is not uncommon to find the majority of people filling their empty time texting, browsing facebook or catching up on the day’s news.  For the millennial’s, this is [...] [...]   In either case, it is not uncommon to find the majority of people filling their empty time texting, browsing facebook or catching up on the day’s news.  For the millennial’s, this is [...]

]]> Comment on Wearing Black Makes You Tougher. GRRRRRR by Uniform Team | BasketBall Information and Free Tutorials http://www.laymanpsych.com/black-uniforms-and-aggression/comment-page-1/#comment-1321 Uniform Team | BasketBall Information and Free Tutorials Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:23:11 +0000 http://www.laymanpsych.com/?p=83#comment-1321 [...] were. Frank and Gilovich went to the NFL and NHL and requested official penalty records for all Teams from 1970 through 1985(NHL) and 1986(NFL). Because in football, more aggressive penalties (such as [...] [...] were. Frank and Gilovich went to the NFL and NHL and requested official penalty records for all Teams from 1970 through 1985(NHL) and 1986(NFL). Because in football, more aggressive penalties (such as [...]

]]> Comment on The Psychology of Twitter, Facebook, and Other Social Networking Devices by Facebook Psychology, Twitter and other Social Networking | The … | Social Fobi - Det Du Behöver Veta http://www.laymanpsych.com/the-psychology-of-twitter-facebook-and-other-social-networking-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 Facebook Psychology, Twitter and other Social Networking | The … | Social Fobi - Det Du Behöver Veta Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:17:30 +0000 http://www.laymanpsych.com/?p=55#comment-1126 [...] here:  Facebook Psychology, Twitter and other Social Networking | The … This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged bit-older, made-it-possible, probably-quite, [...] [...] here:  Facebook Psychology, Twitter and other Social Networking | The … This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged bit-older, made-it-possible, probably-quite, [...]

]]> Comment on The Psychology of Twitter, Facebook, and Other Social Networking Devices by Facebook, Health and the Pursuit of Happiness | SocialButterfly http://www.laymanpsych.com/the-psychology-of-twitter-facebook-and-other-social-networking-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Facebook, Health and the Pursuit of Happiness | SocialButterfly Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:04:54 +0000 http://www.laymanpsych.com/?p=55#comment-1112 [...] study supports this finding as it found that those who like themselves tend to share more of themselves [...] [...] study supports this finding as it found that those who like themselves tend to share more of themselves [...]

]]> Comment on The Psychology of Texting: The Shaping of a New Language by Janeese Gastwirt http://www.laymanpsych.com/the-psychology-of-texting-the-shaping-of-a-new-language/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 Janeese Gastwirt Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:19:32 +0000 http://www.laymanpsych.com/?p=140#comment-1009 Hello Tim, Would you please be kind enough to tell me your full name? The reason is I am using a couple of your pieces for a research paper on social media and would like to state your full name as the author. It just looks more substantiating when quoting my resources on the references page. Thank you so much for your attention. Sincerely, Janeese Gastwirt Hello Tim,
Would you please be kind enough to tell me your full name? The reason is I am using a couple of your pieces for a research paper on social media and would like to state your full name as the author. It just looks more substantiating when quoting my resources on the references page.
Thank you so much for your attention.
Sincerely,
Janeese Gastwirt

]]> Comment on The Psychology of Twitter, Facebook, and Other Social Networking Devices by John Cunningham http://www.laymanpsych.com/the-psychology-of-twitter-facebook-and-other-social-networking-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 John Cunningham Tue, 10 May 2011 22:22:33 +0000 http://www.laymanpsych.com/?p=55#comment-1004 That's an interesting article. It's a shame they only used 150 profiles in the study. It's a fascinating study into social networking and 'shyness' nonetheless. That’s an interesting article. It’s a shame they only used 150 profiles in the study. It’s a fascinating study into social networking and ‘shyness’ nonetheless.

]]> Comment on The Psychology of Learning: Craming and why it doesn’t work! by JohnAtl http://www.laymanpsych.com/the-psychology-of-learning-craming-and-why-it-doesnt-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 JohnAtl Tue, 03 May 2011 10:55:06 +0000 http://www.laymanpsych.com/?p=110#comment-1001 Enjoyed the article. Thanks! One nitpick: "...would effect the begining of the curve..." ...would affect the beginning of the curve... The same with the end of the curve. Enjoyed the article. Thanks!
One nitpick:
“…would effect the begining of the curve…”
…would affect the beginning of the curve…

The same with the end of the curve.

]]> Comment on Social Proof – The Psychology Behind Herd Behavior by Thomas http://www.laymanpsych.com/twos-company-threes-a-crowd/comment-page-1/#comment-1000 Thomas Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:17:52 +0000 http://www.laymanpsych.com/?p=3#comment-1000 That's a great example of the influence of social proof (cycling). It's always refreshing to learn about a social phenomenon like this one and then start noticing how it affects oneself and others in society. I've worked at a few cafes in the past and an interesting and frequent behaviour of new arrivals to a venue is to walk past numerous clean, cleared, and unoccupied tables and sit down at the table covered in dirty plates, cups, food scraps etc. I have a number of hypotheses about why people go straight to the evidently uncleared table, the main cause, I suspect, is social proof. Another possibility is that a soiled table may simply be in a more appealing location and therefore attracts more customers despite being uncleared. Not sure if location is enough to draw people to such a spot though, hmm... Cheers bud, good article. That’s a great example of the influence of social proof (cycling). It’s always refreshing to learn about a social phenomenon like this one and then start noticing how it affects oneself and others in society. I’ve worked at a few cafes in the past and an interesting and frequent behaviour of new arrivals to a venue is to walk past numerous clean, cleared, and unoccupied tables and sit down at the table covered in dirty plates, cups, food scraps etc. I have a number of hypotheses about why people go straight to the evidently uncleared table, the main cause, I suspect, is social proof. Another possibility is that a soiled table may simply be in a more appealing location and therefore attracts more customers despite being uncleared. Not sure if location is enough to draw people to such a spot though, hmm…
Cheers bud, good article.

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