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Exploring the Psychology Behind Fetishes
19:57 - 27:50 (07:53)
The podcast discusses the origin and development of fetishes, exploring the theories and explanations behind them such as childhood experiences and drug use.
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Terror Management Theory is a field of psychology that studies how the acknowledgement of death can affect human behavior and decision-making.
19:57 - 20:53 (00:56)
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Terror Management Theory is a field of psychology that studies how the acknowledgement of death can affect human behavior and decision-making. Through experiments involving priming with the topic of death, researchers have discovered that the mere thought of mortality can fundamentally alter the nature of human communication and cognition.
ChapterExploring the Psychology Behind Fetishes
Episode#358 – Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, and Human Sexuality
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The idea that religious people construct myths around the terror of death as a coping mechanism is disputed by some, who argue that such terror develops in early childhood and requires aggressive systems of social interaction to counteract, instead leading to the creation of religious myths.
20:53 - 22:54 (02:01)
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The idea that religious people construct myths around the terror of death as a coping mechanism is disputed by some, who argue that such terror develops in early childhood and requires aggressive systems of social interaction to counteract, instead leading to the creation of religious myths.
ChapterExploring the Psychology Behind Fetishes
Episode#358 – Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, and Human Sexuality
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The podcast delves into the idea of how childhood experiences affect an individual's development of fetishes and explores the use of surveys to indirectly gather information on topics such as autonomous cars.
22:54 - 25:27 (02:32)
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The podcast delves into the idea of how childhood experiences affect an individual's development of fetishes and explores the use of surveys to indirectly gather information on topics such as autonomous cars.
ChapterExploring the Psychology Behind Fetishes
Episode#358 – Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, and Human Sexuality
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The concept of free will and one's sense of identity are often intertwined, with the sense of choice being a key factor.
25:27 - 27:50 (02:23)
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The concept of free will and one's sense of identity are often intertwined, with the sense of choice being a key factor. However, it can be argued that both free will and the self are merely illusions created by our brains.