Why do we (I?) react with anger to bumping our heads or stubbing our toe etc.? It seems such an inappropriate emotional response.
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I guess something like that is the most likely.
hurley, dennet & adams argue that the “mirth” response is a hack to counteract this, giving you a reward to balance the anger/shame of discovering a flaw in your mental model
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According to that explanation, why does it not seem to apply (at least not as much), in situations where the disappointment is not a surprise?
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if there’s no surprise then your mental model was right I think? your agency/threat detection explanation seems correct - those guys are focusing on humor more than anger and I hadn’t thought about the “sudden anger” connection
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