Why do people laugh? Someone makes a strange sound or behaves in a peculiar manner so everyone around expels air out of their lungs at a rapid rate. Why? In an article for NBC News‚ Robert Provine‚ professor of neurobiology & psychology at the University of Maryland‚ states from an evolutionary perspective‚ “We believe laughter evolved from the panting behavior of our ancient primate ancestors (1999).” He further explains that people and apes laugh under the same circumstances‚ such as while playing
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the course of my social psychology class‚ we’ve talked about many different topics that explain why people behave a certain way. One of my favorite topics we discussed was conformity. Conformity is defined as a change in one person’s behavior to be similar to the behavior of the people around him or her. Conformity occurs because of our need to know what is right and our desire to be accepted by the people around us. In our culture‚ conformity is often viewed as a negative thing. However‚ conformity
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The reason why people buy into conspiracy theories is a result of people having a sense of powerlessness and uncertainty‚ they can be caused by rational thinking‚ and people spend too much time on the internet and find exaggerated information that can possibly be false. Large numbers of disastrous events have been caused by conspiracy theories. For example‚ the Red Scare was caused by people thinking that Communists were out to get them. Conspiracy theories are everywhere and can cause usually rational
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Why are so many people fascinated with extraterrestrial life? One of the most logical answers to this question comes from the bible and our existence. Another answer is hormones in the brain and the affect our interests. The possibility that life besides our race exists in the universe intrigues many because it is an unanswered phenomenon. We enjoy the scare of thinking that there could be aliens out there with ten times the technology that our world has to offer. David Treybig says‚ "Interest in
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People like to be comfortable‚ it’s just part of our human nature. We can see this from the earliest stages of life in children. When kids are playing on the playground there is always a big group of them. If something is called into question‚ the kids
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Guns are a big problem‚ but they could also benefit people. Guns could be dangerous if they get in the wrong hands. It will be different if responsible people get guns and they have an important reason to own one. Gun laws could be less strict because some people use it for their job‚ and it makes families feel safe at home. Guns are used in jobs and they help protect and support them in their job.” At least 23% of jobs require guns and another 6% more could use a gun.” Guncontrol.com. Guns might
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Why good people do bad things? “Doing bad is easy but doing well is not”. Yes‚ that saying is the most concrete explanation why good people do bad things. Good people do bad things with good intentions. We‚ humans‚ are all sinful by nature. No one of us can behave perfectly and sinless. But we have the capacity to avoid temptations and to distinguish what’s right from wrong. Good intentions cause most of the world’s great evils. There are many things that happened in the past that can construe
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Objective Explain the reasons why people live in hazardous areas. Discuss vulnerability as a function of demographic and socio‑economic factors‚ and of a community’s preparedness and ability to deal with a hazard event when it occurs. Explain the reasons for some sectors of a population being more vulnerable than others. A Distinction A hazard / Hazard event / Disaster Hazard -is a perceived natural event which threatens both life and property Disaster - is the realisation of this hazard
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One of the primary reasons for why people organize themselves in such a way is because of the similarities among those in the community. The grouping of people by similarities is a very old unconscious system existent in far times. In the past centuries‚ people in a community have grouped themselves by religious beliefs‚ political affiliations‚ and other opinions and thoughts. Political affiliations have attracted people to each other when they have similar beliefs‚ and have repelled each other when
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What I would also like to know‚ is why the others stay. It is only revealed that some people leave the city at the end of the story‚ because of the proximity to the story to the child‚ it has to be assumed the child is the catalyst making people choose to walk away‚ otherwise there could be any number of unrelated hypotheses. I believe the people walking away are ashamed. They cannot stay within the city because they feel guilty for the child
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