DIY – The Anger Game | Brain Games

everyone knows that being angry can

everyone knows that being angry can influence how we think and how we act

influence how we think and how we act

influence how we think and how we act but you might be surprised to find out

but you might be surprised to find out

but you might be surprised to find out that being angry can also influence what

that being angry can also influence what

that being angry can also influence what we see let me show you what I mean

we see let me show you what I mean

we see let me show you what I mean first we’re going to need to get you in

first we’re going to need to get you in

first we’re going to need to get you in the mood think back to the last time you

the mood think back to the last time you

the mood think back to the last time you were really truly angry someone cut you

were really truly angry someone cut you

were really truly angry someone cut you off in traffic or take something that

off in traffic or take something that

off in traffic or take something that belong to you or just treat you unfairly

belong to you or just treat you unfairly

belong to you or just treat you unfairly whatever it was really try to remember

whatever it was really try to remember

whatever it was really try to remember the details and recapture how it made

the details and recapture how it made

the details and recapture how it made you feel sure some music to help you get

you feel sure some music to help you get

you feel sure some music to help you get in the mood

good now take a look at these two images

good now take a look at these two images just try to look at them equally and

just try to look at them equally and

just try to look at them equally and remember everything you can about them

remember everything you can about them

remember everything you can about them on the left

on the left

on the left mr. threatening on the right these two

mr. threatening on the right these two

mr. threatening on the right these two lovebirds now here’s the question while

lovebirds now here’s the question while

lovebirds now here’s the question while you were looking at the images which one

you were looking at the images which one

you were looking at the images which one did you spend more time looking at be

did you spend more time looking at be

did you spend more time looking at be honest

honest

honest was it the thug or the lovebirds using a

was it the thug or the lovebirds using a

was it the thug or the lovebirds using a special device called an eye tracker

special device called an eye tracker

special device called an eye tracker scientists are able to keep track of

scientists are able to keep track of

scientists are able to keep track of exactly how long we look at different

exactly how long we look at different

exactly how long we look at different types of images and it turns out that

types of images and it turns out that

types of images and it turns out that what we look at depends on how we feel

what we look at depends on how we feel

what we look at depends on how we feel when you’re scared crazy you’ll spend

when you’re scared crazy you’ll spend

when you’re scared crazy you’ll spend more time looking at the threatening

more time looking at the threatening

more time looking at the threatening images but when you’re angry you’ll

images but when you’re angry you’ll

images but when you’re angry you’ll spend more time looking at rewarding but

spend more time looking at rewarding but

spend more time looking at rewarding but wait why would being angry lead you to

wait why would being angry lead you to

wait why would being angry lead you to look at rewarding images the answer may

look at rewarding images the answer may

look at rewarding images the answer may have to do with the purpose of enter

have to do with the purpose of enter

have to do with the purpose of enter being angry may motivate the brain to

being angry may motivate the brain to

being angry may motivate the brain to help get rid of whatever’s causing the

help get rid of whatever’s causing the

help get rid of whatever’s causing the problem in the first place and looking

problem in the first place and looking

problem in the first place and looking at the rewarding images may help to calm

at the rewarding images may help to calm

at the rewarding images may help to calm us down so there you go being angry may

us down so there you go being angry may

us down so there you go being angry may change how we feel but behind the scenes

change how we feel but behind the scenes

change how we feel but behind the scenes it may also change what we see leading

it may also change what we see leading

it may also change what we see leading the brain to restore balance by seeking

the brain to restore balance by seeking

the brain to restore balance by seeking out stimulation put us back in a good

out stimulation put us back in a good

out stimulation put us back in a good mood