Πρόκειται για μια αμυντική στρατηγική που χρησιμοποιούν κάποια ζώα, όταν νιώθουν ότι δεν μπορούν να διαφύγουν. Μπαίνουν σε κατάσταση ακινησίας, ώστε να πιστέψουν οι θηρευτές τους ότι είναι νεκρά, για να αποφύγουν την επίθεση.
Πιο συγκεκριμένα, το ζώο μπορεί να παρουσιάσει ακραία ακινησία,
In the forests of Australia lives a bird that stands out from all the others because... it sings like all the others combined, and more! The Lyrebird, or Menura, is one of the largest migratory birds. Its face resembles that of a blackbird, while its colorful and ornate tail is reminiscent of a peacock.
In social psychology, this phenomenon is called diffusion of responsibility, and it refers to the tendency of individuals to assume that others will take action in a given situation, leading to no one reacting.
As strange as it may sound, taking each word of this phrase literally leads us to the conclusion that a person cannot step into the same river twice. With each subsequent step, both the person and the waters of the river will have changed.
What drives a person to commit a crime? Are murderers unique, peculiar beings, or is there a potential murderer within all of us, waiting for the right conditions to emerge? Throughout the history of criminology, both views have been supported.
And Yet! Love Has Its Own History!
Despite the fact that love is experienced as a deeply personal and spontaneous emotion, in reality, it is a "social invention" that has evolved over the centuries and is closely linked with the concept of marriage. People haven’t always fallen in love in the way we do today!
