why is it that we jump (or dont jump) when people scare us from hehind? i know its possibly because its unexpected but people always try and sneak up on me and say "boo" or grab me and i honestly dont know theyre comming and i dont jump up/get scared. why do some people do it and others dont?
2006-07-11 20:10:01 · 3 answers · asked by liveityourway 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
It's your natural Flight or Fight response. You get a stimuli of someone, or something is coming from behind and you don't know if it is dangerous or not so your reaction is to get out of the way. There are people who have a quite adverse reaction to that kind stimulus and will attack the person. This reaction is positively common in military personal who have seen combat.
Some people just react differently and will not respond the same as others, or you know that you are in no danger, and do not panic.
2006-07-11 20:20:47 · answer #1 · answered by spydrmrphy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All the sense organs of a safe-living social being(persons living in society among organised ones like him) is generally focused to the front side, and the shock or scare is due to unexpected unusual noise from rear side ! Try living in a dense forest for some time, and out of necessity, you will get used to focusing your attention in all sides ( 360 degrees) and there will be hardly any such scare from any side!
2006-07-11 20:18:12 · answer #2 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people are a little more high strung than you. This could be dangerous as I have seen some people react to it and hurt the one that scared them.
2006-07-11 22:21:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋