How You Know Eyes Are Watching You Essay

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Someone is watching you. We all get the creeps from time to time and feel like someone is watching us. Some call it the sixth sense. “How you know eyes are watching you” by Ilian Shrira talks about the psychology behind being “watch.” The article challenged me to understand how being “watch”affects us and how we react . This correlates with the class, in that the article explains the psychology behind a person’s reaction to being watch. The article also helps me better understand what is going on in my mind and other people’s mind, and therefore react appropriately. “How you know eyes are watching you” is a great article that taught me something new, is compatible with Introduction to Psychology, and it gave me a new understanding of the human mind. The human brain has specific functions to react to someone monitoring the person. The article talks about human mind reacting differently to distinct types of being surveyed. According to “How you know eyes are watching you,” the brain reacts differently to being directly observed, versus someone observing something in around ourselves. The brain activates different brain cells for being observed and others for someone looking towards a …show more content…
From a leaf falling to a stalker, the brain is always alert to warn us. The brain is programmed to see this type of minimal changes, which I think could be connected to the sensation a person gets when he or she is being watched. Although, the human mind notices little changes to keep us protected, it can also notice where people’s eyes are focused on to scout the social atmosphere. According to the article, humans are social creatures, and therefore it is necessary to understand what a person gaze means. This is a form of communications has evolve to make our eyes easier to read than any other animal. Evolution has put our sociable nature before the having an advantage during a

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