emiru exposed himself The Psychology of Being BarePosted by Elijah on August 15th, 2022 Human minds perceive other minds everywhere. When you show us a group of bouncing balls, we begin to believe that the balls have agency; when we look at a stuffed animal, we give it a mood; and I'm convinced that Siri doesn't like me. The point is that we constantly attempt to imagine the internal states of objects like teddy bears, microchips, and complete strangers by translating our visual perceptions into a theory of mind. The majority of the time, this strategy is sufficient. emiru leaked nudes I automatically assume someone is angry if I see them clenching their jaw and squinting their eyes. If she smiles, she flexes her zygomatic major, which indicates happiness. The key is that a few body language cues can immediately translate into a vivid mental picture. We are compelled to consider what other people are thinking. However, this intricate link between mental speculation and sensory perception may also present difficulties. People tend to give strangers who appear "different"—perhaps because they dress strangely or come from a different ethnic group—less agency, which is a fancy term for the capacity to organise, carry out, and exercise self-control. Or think about a 2010 fMRI study that revealed men's reduced activation in brain regions typically linked to the attribution of mental states when they glance at "sexualized" women. These are obviously bad habits—a hint of cleavage shouldn't make us less concerned with someone's feelings, and neither should a different skin tone—but we frequently are powerless to change them. We evaluate both books and minds based on their outward appearance. We are an obtuse species. Like it? Share it!More by this author |