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One problem for the 'surprise' analysis of ticklishness is that we are still ticklish when we see a 3rd party tickling us, and when there is therefore no surpri
by RichardPrice 16y ago
One problem for the 'surprise' analysis of ticklishness is that we are still ticklish when we see a 3rd party tickling us, and when there is therefore no surprise as the existence and source of the tactile sensations.
- jeromec 16y agoI think what is happening is that when someone else does the tickling, although we may know it's coming we don't know what exact details to expect. For example, will I tickle you lightly or firmly, and in what exact spot? Will I wriggle my fingers? How long will I persist? When we tickle ourselves not only do we know it's coming, but our brain can answer any of those questions, so it's really difficult to not anticipate any resulting sensation.
- RichardPrice 16y agoGood point, I can definitely see how this could be the case.