Connections between talking and thinking.

Paraphrased from textbook:

No Speech does not equal no Communication.
Lack of Speech does not equal lack of Thought.

In cultures with more tendency to engage in holistic thinking, thinking out loud actually hinders their performance in cognitive tasks. This is because holistic thinking focusses on relationships between many pieces of information and articulation of ideas forces one to focus on separate points in a linear fashion. Formation of speech doesn’t allow for multiple relations to be simultaneously drawn.

-Cultural Psychology by Heine.

So what about people who stutter or have problems maintaining a smooth flow in speech? Perhaps they are just better silent thinkers?

"The closer the relationship, the more people are likely to rely on nonverbal communication rather than spoken word."

- Cultural Psychology; Heine.
Referring to a study by Azuma (1986) and Clancy (1986).

"After all, even though identical twins share the same genes, the same mother’s womb, and similar family experiences, a person with an identical twin with schizophrenia still has a better than 50% chance of NOT developing schizophrenia themselves."

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— Cultural Psychology, Heine.

One of the most optimistic statements I’ve ever seen regarding psychopathology.

On the mindset of a sojournor.

There are two possible approaches to social relationships when you know you will eventually entirely leave your current location.

First. You can be future-oriented. You know this place is not your home so you don’t make it your home. You keep in mind the inevitable departure when you interact with others, making sure to keep some distance so as to minimize the pain of separation. Don’t over-invest.

Second. You live in the moment because second meetings are not guaranteed. You know this is not your home so you make your home in every person that grows to become important to you. You keep in mind the inevitable departure when you interact with others, making sure to be fully present so the memories will minimize the pain of separation. Don’t regret.

This is the difference between you and I.
And you know what, it’s good this way.

"Simply telling you you’re wrong doesn’t make the illusion go away."

- Prof. Deborah Giaschi; PSYC 368 (psychology of perception).

That day will never come.

It would be a frightening day indeed when others analyse me as consistently and as bluntly as I analysed myself.

Philosophy X Psychology

What if ‘reciprocation’ was a measure of validity and truth in psychological research methods?

What if, when a phenomenon is simultaneously projected and received by two or more subjects, that phenomenon is considered to truly exist.

“If it’s wrong, why does it feel so right?”

Preconventional Reasoning

Judgements are based on authority and external factors.
If there is no punishment, then it mustn’t be wrong, but it must be right.

Stage 2: naive hedonism - if something feels good and brings benefit to the self, then it must be right.

So, pop song, if that is your best reason, then you’re reasoning like a 10 year old - at the preconventional level, stage 2.