STUDY WITH MIRRORS When scientists looked at the brains of people who looked at their reflections in the mirror, they found something rather odd. The part of the brain that would say “hey, that’s me in the mirror” didn't light up. Instead, it was the part of the brain that sets goals for self-improvement. (1) When we look in a mirror, we don’t just see our reflection. We see everything we want to improve about our looks. “I wish I was taller” “I want to lose some weight” “I need a hair-cut, now!” We compare what we see in the mirror to an ideal standard of ourselves. We don’t see who we are, we see who we want to be. **** Sources (1) Baumeister, Roy F., and John Tierney. Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. New York: Penguin, 2011. Print.

STUDY WITH MIRRORS When scientists looked at the brains of people who looked at their reflections in the mirror, they found something rather odd. The part of the brain that would say “hey, that’s me in the mirror” didn't light up. Instead, it was the part of the brain that sets goals for self-improvement. (1) When we look in a mirror, we don’t just see our reflection. We see everything we want to improve about our looks. “I wish I was taller” “I want to lose some weight” “I need a hair-cut, now!” We compare what we see in the mirror to an ideal standard of ourselves. We don’t see who we are, we see who we want to be. **** Sources (1) Baumeister, Roy F., and John Tierney. Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. New York: Penguin, 2011. Print.
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October 09, 2015 at 07:39AM
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