2007-01-20 04:09:15 · 3 answers · asked by guerop3 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Crying as an emotional reaction is a socially conditioned response to relieve stress, similar to laughing.*
Crying releases tears that have been shown to remove stress-induced chemicals from the body.
* (Note: Laughing also releases stress, but social conditioning teaches us when laughing or crying is appropriate for different situations. I didn't believe this until a friend of mine laughed at her grandmother's funeral because of the stress. Because I understood it was stress-induced, I didn't judge her for it; but her father was very upset because he did not get it and thought she was being rude when she didn't mean this at all.)
2007-01-20 05:05:16 · answer #1 · answered by emilynghiem 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To clear the dust from our eyes
2007-01-20 12:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by Eat My Shorts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Natures way To clean our eyes.
2007-01-20 12:14:17 · answer #3 · answered by don 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋