Title: Ever Feel Like Being Watched? Science Reveals Why and How It Happens - Learning Mind
Headings: Ever Feel Like Being Watched? Science Reveals Why and How It Happens
Ever Feel Like Being Watched? Science Reveals Why and How It Happens
Do you ever feel like you are being watched?
If you think you are being watched, you probably are
We are programmed to notice where a person looks
We pay attention to what people look at
The spotlight is always on me
Blindsight – it’s all in the brain
Janey Davies, B.A. (Hons)
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Content: So, if you’re not sure, it might be easier to assume a person is looking, to check out the potential of a threat. Another reason why people stare is that they are checking out a potential partner. Either way, you don’t want to overlook this eye contact as it could represent a future love interest or a beating. The spotlight is always on me
According to the ‘ Spotlight Effect ’, we have a tendency to think that everyone notices our behaviour. Of course, to ourselves, we are the most important person on the planet. Therefore, it stands to reason that people will want to look at us. What we fail to realise is that everyone is important in their own right. Studies prove that when it comes to eye contact, we do think everyone is looking at us. Even when a person is wearing sunglasses and we can’t see where they are looking, we assume we are the target. So going back to Titchener, who said we are all afraid of our backs, or something like that.