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That’s a common myth. In fact the reaction tends to be highly negative, but subsequent charming behavior leads people to ignore their initial reaction. http://
by IntronExon 9y ago
That’s a common myth. In fact the reaction tends to be highly negative, but subsequent charming behavior leads people to ignore their initial reaction.
http://drreidmeloy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2002_AutonomicArousa.pdf http://drreidmeloy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2002_Auton...
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/criminal-minds/201301/dangerous-instincts https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/criminal-minds/201301/d...
In other words, a gut reaction isn’t proof of anything, and neither is a lack of a gut reaction, BUT... when it happens, and when it’s a high risk situation, listen to your gut.
- tacon 9y agoThe Gift of Fear is all about listening to your "gut". We have a very highly evolved ability to take in the high bandwidth data from our environment and decide "danger", but living in large anonymous social groups can lead us to suppress this feeling. The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence https://www.amazon.com/Other-Survival-Signals-Protect-Violence/dp/0440508835/ https://www.amazon.com/Other-Survival-Signals-Protect-Violen...