7 psychological facts about ourselves that happen every day

7 psychological facts about ourselves that happen every day

When opening the door, will you help others hold the door for a while? Do you stand next to others when you pee? When eating, will you eat the last bite on the plate? These things that happen every day reflect our subconscious mental state. Let's take a look at how science treats these behaviors. In fact, there is a corresponding psychological principle behind each behavior.


1. When we are in an unfamiliar place, we will unconsciously turn down the volume of music






Imagine you are listening to a song with your headphones on, walking and walking to an unfamiliar place where no one is everywhere, you look around, unconsciously turn down the music volume (or turn off the music completely), and start to concentrate on watching road.


Steven Yantis, a professor of psychology and brain science at Johns Hopkins University, proved that when we focus on listening, we unconsciously ignore the visual information our brain receives. This is why, when we need to pay attention to something, we usually turn off the background sound.


2. When we park, although there are still many vacant parking spaces, we tend to park the car next to someone else’s car





This behavior explains that man is a social animal. We usually like to follow the crowd, which is why we usually choose to park next to other people's cars, or stand in crowded places while waiting for the car or queuing.


Professor Rob Henderson of Yale University conducted a detailed study and analysis of this behavior, and he found out several important reasons why people love to follow the crowd. One of them is because the number of products and services around us has increased dramatically. We don't have time to try one by one by ourselves. This is why we choose things that have been tried by most people. This is why they are often heard in advertisements claiming that their products are the most used products, and this is also the main promotion method for some products.


3. When there is an extra urinal slot, men usually do not use the adjacent urinal slot





No matter how clean, the public restroom is not a comfortable place. Private space is important to each of us. Of course these are exceptions to those vulgar shameless people or perverts.


In any case, most people are unwilling to relax their bladder in the presence of others. That is why, men always urinate every few slots.


4. We generally don’t eat the last piece of pizza or the last bite on the plate





This thing is very strange, because it does not match the results of many studies. Usually the scarcer the product, the more we want it. This is the basic law of hunger marketing. Merchants stimulate consumption through various limits.


Scientists at Stanford University found that in a large corporate party, people usually don’t get the last pizza or doughnut, or the last gum, because they feel they don’t have that right. Experts call this phenomenon the proliferation of rights.


5. When we pass through a door, we will hold the door and wait for the people behind to pass





Many polite people will leave doors, elevator doors, etc. to others behind, but is there some kind of appeal behind our polite behavior to make us do so?


Scientists believe that yes. In a paper, the researcher pointed out that “we help others to hold the door to minimize collective expenditure, that is to say, to help others hold the door, he does not have to spend his own ability to do this, so that the energy consumption of the entire society is reduced. Will decrease". Next time when you encounter the same thing, there are others to help, and you don't need to do it yourself. In fact, from a moral point of view, this is also the "Golden Principle of Morality"-you can treat others as you want others to treat you.


6. We usually neither buy the most expensive nor the cheapest things





Basically, we will try to consume very rationally. This is why we choose the most cost-effective products. In other words, most people will neither buy the most expensive nor the cheapest. For the most expensive things, consumers think that the price may be too high and they will suffer a loss, while for cheap things, consumers think that their quality cannot be guaranteed.


Even if we think this behavior is rational, businesses will take note of it. Sometimes in order to sell similar products, they will deliberately put high and low prices aside. In most cases, consumers will fall into their trap without hesitation.


7. When talking with others, we will put our feet over the people we are interested in





In conversation with people, besides the position of the body itself, the position of the feet is also very important. If you are dating someone and talking, the other person’s feet are not over you, even if their body is facing you, it means that the person is not interested in you.


Joe Navarro MA explained this phenomenon in his book. He believes that all of this comes from our body's instincts-our body must ensure that our feet can immediately respond correctly when confronted with threats. . For example, if we take the elevator alone, when a group of strangers come up, we will unconsciously distance ourselves from them in order to possibly escape quickly. Therefore, if a person feels bored or not interested, his feet will unconsciously turn away from the person he is facing.

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