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By being less able to read into the multiple possible reactions of a person; e.g. - "they're looking at my baby because she's cute" - "they're looking at m
by johnlbevan2 10y ago
By being less able to read into the multiple possible reactions of a person; e.g.
- "they're looking at my baby because she's cute"
- "they're looking at my baby because they want to kill him"
- "they're looking at my baby to feign interest in my life"
...the mothers are able to focus on the important options:
- "they're probably a threat"
- "they're probably not a threat"
- 6DM 10y agoI think this was ultimately the leap I was missing. The narrowing down of choices does tend to make things clearer and decisions easier.
- alphydan 10y agoFollowing that argument then simple-minded businessmen or people with a Manichean world-view should be great at taking care of babies, since they make quick judgement calls? It sounds a little too simplistic, doesn't it?
- TeMPOraL 10y agoThat's a function of how well calibrated are those judgement calls with well-being of the baby. Soldiers who make quick judgement calls are better than ones who don't; but they're trained to have their judgement properly calibrated with the task at hand.
- dsacco 10y agoWhile this would be a good followup study, I want to call out that it's not supported in the original research whatsoever. Presently, it's just speculation based on which areas of the brain are impacted by the grey matter alterations.
- Jill_the_Pill 10y agoThis is a good description. When I came home with my firstborn years ago, my once-beloved cats suddenly looked like malicious, germy predators.