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Or "depressed" children simply aren't smitten by simple artificial gifts.
by tdkl 10y ago
Or "depressed" children simply aren't smitten by simple artificial gifts.
- Terr_ 10y agoAre you implying the researchers didn't account for IQ, or are you just seeking a more positive-sounding restatement of the deviation from the norm?
- AimHere 10y agoSo what makes non-depressed kids more smitten? What's interesting is that there is a differentiation between the two, not which is the 'right' way to behave. You can throw your own emotional spin on this phenomenon if you like, but the scientist's job was to investigate whether there is a phenomenon of this sort, and they did just that.
- tdkl 10y ago> So what makes non-depressed kids more smitten? That they're receptive to BS tests and more easily manipulated ? > What's interesting is that there is a differentiation between the two, not which is the 'right' way to behave. Interesting ? Of course there's a differentiation between the two, human brains don't operate the same. But my point was with the common popular notion of claiming someone as depressed as something being notoriously bad with them and "not normal". What if the 'depressive realism' (as mentioned in this thread) is actually a feature that humans should develop to more rationally meet their choices in life? Now that's a question I find more interesting.
- JustSomeNobody 10y agoEeyore > Pooh.