The Psychology Thread

Yeah. If you want Victorian ideas of "deviancy" shoved down your throat...

Shoving things down people's throats is a common theme in smut, anyways.

If it's the throat then it's pretty tame smut.

I have a question aobut nonconformity, I hearing a lot that you shouldn't conform to trends, religion, etc. but I wonder if someone is conforming to nonconform?

Erm. The thing with broad statements like that is... well... the answer is usually "yes-no-there's-more-to-it-and-who-told-you-that-anyway".

Because different personalities respond to social pressure to conform in different ways. Quite a few do the exact opposite when they notice it as a part of their whole package.

So... yes, there is social pressure to conform to cultural standards that can and will vary depending on whether an individual identifies with the wider group, a smaller cultural subgroup, several groups depending on their situation or is a more solitary soul who has trouble identifying with groups larger than three; yes, many members of a population will conform to many of those standards, but not all by any measure (but, of those who do conform to general expectations, nobody will conform rigidly to all of them at any point) and; yes, you can be a conforming nonconformist if that is the subgroup you strongly identify with and hope to be a part of.

Because people are weird like that.

Indeed. People are People. If you're totally rational all the time, there's something wrong with you...

Is there any idea that can explain this line of thought:

"So I'm offered a lot of money to stay in that house for a period. It's a lot of money, and nobody ever spends that amount of money for no reason. It's most likely a sort of scheme and I should probably reject that deal."

Cynical? Or just being cautious in general?

Depends on the context.

Being suspicious of suspicious offers or requests strikes me as just plain reasonable.

When someone offers you a deal with no clear indication of how they benefit from it, it's because they don't want you to know how they benefit from it. Nobody offers a deal with no possible gain to them unless it's, like, charity or something. That should always be considered a warning flag that something's going on that you won't like.

edited 20th Oct '15 9:02:10 AM by TobiasDrake

Now now, no need to be so cynical.

Say, have you ever slept on a tub of ice and drank a lot of this funny juice?

Would you like to?

Since you're offering it, sure!

After all, you're nice and the internet never lies.

This amused me.

I swear, there's a name for this, but I can't remember...

That's called the Body Transfer Illusion and yes, it's a fascinating illustration of how we form a sense of self-ownership. Visual and tactile sensation can over-ride our intellectual knowledge of what our body consists of.

edited 7th Nov '15 11:43:17 AM by DeMarquis

Ah, I see.

Say, is there a name for a shock from learning that one's strongly rooted beliefs being disproven right in front of their eyes, learning that all they believed was a bunch of lies?

Such as, learning one's very respected and loved parents were actually a bunch of serial killers, that sort of things.

Not that I know of.

I think you're looking for "betrayed".

I think in psychology that is mostly called a "And how did that make you feel?"

Ah, I see. Oh well.

Another topic:

How come do women on average react far more wildly to things like rats or insects than men do?

They are thaught that they are more sensitive. A woman who reacts positively, or indifferent to vermin is socially weird due to sterotyped gender roles. It is the man's job to be the one strong enough to deal with the icky monsters.

It is not so much a psychology thing as it is more about the inherent sexism of our socialization system.

Multiple factors. But, the biggest is going to be culture and the expected gender normative behavior drilled into little boys and girls. Girls get to squeal at creepy crawlies; guys can run from nappies and cleaning the bathroom properly.

edited 11th Nov '15 7:07:06 AM by Euodiachloris

Social factors...did NOT think about that. That's very fascinating.

Get ninja'd Euo.

I did hear that how in all girls high schools, girls become actually very insensitive towards vermins.

Sorry: posted, then decided to make some toast. Buttered. With Branston pickle and mature cheddar cheese. With a mug of tea. Am unrepentant.

That sounds yummy...very yummy...

Roy that also depends on your area. Hunting areas and rural areas won't have that many screamers.