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Old August 16th, 2006, 12:43 PM
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Default Re: OT : A psychosocial question

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I suspect we're wired to remenber negative events better. Remebering that "hey, I ate that berry and got sick!" is more 'productive' from a survival standpoint than "Oo, that flower's pretty."
The second part could also be portrayed as "Oo, that female looks like good breeding stock." or "That ground looks healthy."

It's almost odd that the immediacy of personal injury is a higher priority than long-term gains.
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