Just out of interest...I was watching x-factor this morning, and without fail, with everyone who got through in Simon's category their reaction was to bury their head in their hands. I thought that was generally a response to bad news...Any psychological explanations?
2006-10-01 03:53:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Sometimes it is an effort to hide a smile/expression we may not feel is flattering, but often it is a sub-conscious effort to conceal strong emotion. People condition themselves from childhood to not allow others to see who they really are. Too many opportunities to be hurt. So we hide the most emotional parts of ourselves. We try not to cry in front of people, we try to be tough, not show dissapointment or excitement. When these emotions overwhelm us, such as in a high pressure situation ie. x-factor. We intervene physically to keep people from recognizing our emotional vulnerability. This reaction may not be the same in a group of intimate friends, but in a public situation it is a very natural response.
2006-10-01 04:38:56 · answer #1 · answered by awakeatdawn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People usually cover areas that they want to hide, and since they are on television for the world to see, it is probably an unconscious defense mechanism that when they are getting through to the next round they are so happy that they are automatically giving away their vulnerability in their facial expression so feel the need to mask it from others - if people know how badly we want something, there is a power imbalance
2006-10-01 06:43:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Embarrassed or ashamed or a case of too many paper-razi-a-zit ? Think is part social conditioning.
I don't see excited tribesmen do that. They kind of jump around or raise their face and sometimes hands to the sky. Tribeswomen too. Definitely not the animals. They howl run around in circles.
2006-10-01 04:15:17 · answer #3 · answered by mmmporg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hindus gown there is basically "Cultural"impact---No "non secular" impact---Bangala Desh best Minister Mrs.Sheik Hasina in worldwide conferences placed on a "Saari" like a North Indian Hindu basically--All Bengali females Hindus, Muslims,Christians placed on Blue bordered white Saaris as in step with the community bengali way of existence.All Muslim,Christian females in Tamil nadu placed on shade Saaris as in step with community Tamil way of existence basically.mom Teresa became into donning a "Bengali Hindu White Saari with blue border basically.Dresshas no longer something to do with faith
2016-12-26 06:26:06 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know for sure..
Maybe they think they look funny when excited..
I believe this is more of a girl thing than a guy thing but I have
never really paid attention...
Surely someone somewhere sometime has done a survey / study on this....
2006-10-01 04:04:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People cover their faces when expressing joy because it is the unconscious act of wanting to feel physically what you feel emotionally.
2006-10-01 04:41:25 · answer #6 · answered by Genevieve P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps it is a mirror effect to keep the good times rollin, so to speak.
2006-10-01 04:25:00 · answer #7 · answered by Shanieka 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because they don't want you to see the green stuff caught in their teeth.
2006-10-01 04:32:06 · answer #8 · answered by My Evil Twin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well I'm not positive but i they probly dont like how they smile or something...... i do it to sometimes.
2006-10-01 04:02:13 · answer #9 · answered by bratbritlyn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are self-conscious.
2006-10-01 04:00:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋