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Title: Men lose their minds speaking to pretty women
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URL Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h ... -speaking-to-pretty-women.html
Published: Sep 8, 2009
Author: Pat Hagan
Post Date: 2009-09-08 12:45:53 by christine
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Views: 2396
Comments: 111
Talking to an attractive woman really can make a man lose his mind, according to a new study. The research shows men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests designed to measure brain function than those who chat to someone they do not find attractive. Researchers who carried out the study, published in the Journal of Experimental and Social Psychology, think the reason may be that men use up so much of their brain function or 'cognitive resources' trying to impress beautiful women, they have little left for other tasks. The findings have implications for the performance of men who flirt with women in the workplace, or even exam results in mixed-sex schools. Women, however, were not affected by chatting to a handsome man. This may be simply because men are programmed by evolution to think more about mating opportunities. Psychologists at Radboud University in The Netherlands carried out the study after one of them was so struck on impressing an attractive woman he had never met before, that he could not remember his address when she asked him where he lived. Researchers said it was as if he was so keen to make an impression he 'temporarily absorbed most of his cognitive resources.' To see if other men were affected in the same way, they recruited 40 male heterosexual students. Each one performed a standard memory test where they had to observe a stream of letters and say, as fast as possible, if each one was the same as the one before last. The volunteers then spent seven minutes chatting to male or female members of the research team before repeating the test. The results showed men were slower and less accurate after trying to impress the women. The more they fancied them, the worse their score. But when the task was repeated with a group of female volunteers, they did not get the same results. Memory scores stayed the same, whether they had chatted to a man or a woman. In a report on their findings the researchers said: 'We conclude men's cognitive functioning may temporarily decline after an interaction with an attractive woman.' Psychologist Dr George Fieldman, a member of the British Psychological Society, said the findings reflect the fact that men are programmed to think about ways to pass on their genes. 'When a man meets a pretty woman, he is what we call 'reproductively focused'. 'But a woman also looks for signs of other attributes, such as wealth, youth and kindness. Just the look of the man would be unlikely to have the same effect.'
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#2. To: christine (#0)
How much grant money did these clowns get to publish such tripe?
I forget my name, just totally wasted.
Cynicom is proof to the validity of this study
rob.... I have some very good selections from Freud that covers such responses from some men. Not to cause embarrassment I will refrain from posting them. Har T Har har.
I must stop looking at your profile page! LOL ;)
NO to Lisbon! I fear a YES verdict more than Swine Flu....
And other statements like this in the article actually don't prove the premise that the article proposes. Apparently it seems that one only "loses one's mind" as a guy, if one is actually enamored and wants to make an impression on a woman. If one is not wanting to make an impression, then what? The prettiest thing in the world to one guy, can be a shrug and a bored sign for another guy.
MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
........ my cognitive functioning is in decline. ;-)
'When a man meets a pretty woman, he is what we call 'thinking of gettong laid'.
uuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh eeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrr uuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmm hi christine ;-)
If one doesn't fit neatly into some government category, they're different and must be fixed.-jethro tull
What a sweet way to say we think with our hammers.
Men can go partially blind also. As a matter of fact check out this photograph of a well-known landmark in Toronto.
So when are going to start posting your pictures comparing female genitalia like you did on TOS? Or what you call mule shoes... or is it cameltoes? Or the luring little girls with candy pictures which were so appropriate on a G-rated forum? You really should also ping Mudboy he was an avid commentator.
If this is your first time looking at the picture and after 30 seconds you still didn’t realize that there is a shark at the back, you probably need to train your adversity quotient.
LOL, you got me, I missed the fin.
"America without her freedoms, is like a body without a soul" - Adam Kokesh
That's because there is no brains in that second head.
I just want to barf!
LOL. Don't you like to stretch before you jog? ;-) Hi, farmfriend. Good to hear from you after so long. Don't you like Sarah?
LOL. I was just wondering how you got your three homely sisters to stand next to each other for the photo. I thought two of them were behind bars. ;-)
Christine ........ I am not too sure of the rules around here at this site. But this poster, mininggold, has just written something that is disgustlngly untrue. I wish you could try to get her demented mind right. Good luck with that ....... in advance. She has a big problem with the truth, and words such as hers here, to my sensibilities, require a reprimand ........ at least a reprimand.
Are they trying to say that stupidity is contagious? Present company excepted, of course. ;)
Landmark? Which ones?
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
Let's experiment.... HEY! I just aced both a physics exam AND bar exam in 5:00 minutes! (but then barfed at 5:01.)
No.
I just mastered Cold Fusion. Thank you Michelle Obama for being my inspiration.
Better to be hated for what you are, than loved for what you are not.
The boobs and the shark are photoshopped.
Better to be hated for what you are, than loved for what you are not.
Better to be hated for what you are, than loved for what you are not.
What? you can't handle free speech?
Now that you've turned managed to turn what was almost a benign, humorous thread into an odd Q & A session, can you tell us just you've managed to power-suck yet another litre jug of Gilbey's from a garden hose? That's quite the parlor-trick. Thank you in advance. P.S. - buuuuuuurp....hiccup...gurgle
Her hair is dyed too dark, I don't like the polka dot bikini, AND she looks too eager. ;-)
LOL... What a great "educator" Mrs. 0blama would be. Seeing Manchelle would also cause me to perform an Olympian-like a 9.3 100 yard dash.
I believe that both the premise and conclusion of this study is faulty. For instance, I'm sure everyone has met the type of guy who could charm the pants off of Mother Teresa. These types do not have the same "problem" as those in this study, yet their whole objective is to get laid. That right there blows the their conclusion right out of the water. It seems to me that it all depends on a man's attitude towards women. The silver-tongued gigolo's have zero respect for the women they seek to conquer. They look at women as sperm depositories. Normal men, on the other hand, do not think this way.
"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Director, CIA 1973–1976 The purpose of the legal system is to protect the elites from the wrath of those they plunder.- Elliott Jackalope
Jeez, stop doing that!! I get so conflicted when I see that pic and try to think of that little Israeli flag she had in her governor's office. Grrrr!!!
_________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ I can make women talk babytalk, and I ain't even that cute. I just got the Gift, and what few brains God gave women just goes flying out the window when Turtle turns the charm on.
if a people will not prosecute officials who subvert and violate the constitution, then the constitution has no authority over officials. Gengis Gandhi, Troubled Genius
Wow.. golf actually looks sexy! :-P
NO to Lisbon! I fear a YES verdict more than Swine Flu....
I think I'll go google her... ;)
NO to Lisbon! I fear a YES verdict more than Swine Flu....
;) :-P
NO to Lisbon! I fear a YES verdict more than Swine Flu....
Horseshit. Most pretty women don't get that reaction from moi.
http://kaygriggs.blogspot.com/
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest'When a man meets a pretty woman, he is what we call 'reproductively focused'.
#3. To: christine (#0)
#4. To: christine (#0)
#5. To: robnoel (#4)
#6. To: christine (#0)
Men lose their minds speaking to pretty women
#7. To: christine (#0)
Researchers said it was as if he was so keen to make an impression he 'temporarily absorbed most of his cognitive resources.'
#8. To: Cynicom, christine, yukon, F16Fighter, packrat1145, Joe Btfsplk, Eric Stratton, Esso, Jethro Tull, X-15, TwentyTwelve, Refinersfire, SonOfLiberty, palo verde, Lysander_Spooner, Prefrontal Vortex, Original_Intent, TommyTheMadArtist (#3)
We conclude men's cognitive functioning may temporarily decline after an interaction with an attractive woman.
#9. To: garlic pie (#2)
'When a man meets a pretty woman, he is what we call 'reproductively focused'.
#10. To: christine (#0)
#11. To: All (#0)
This may be simply because men are programmed by evolution to think more about mating opportunities.
#12. To: Cynicom (#3)
Men lose their minds speaking to pretty women
#13. To: beyond the sea (#12)
#14. To: Cynicom (#5)
Please spend at least 30 seconds to study the picture below.
#15. To: All (#14)
#16. To: robnoel (#15)
If this is your first time looking at the picture and after 30 seconds you still didn’t realize that there is a shark at the back
#17. To: christine, critter, turtle (#0)
The research shows men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests designed to measure brain function than those who chat to someone they do not find attractive.
"If, from the more wretched parts of the old world, we look at those which are in an advanced stage of improvement, we still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry, and grasping the spoil of the multitude. Invention is continually exercised, to furnish new pretenses for revenues and taxation. It watches prosperity as its prey and permits none to escape without tribute." --Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791
#18. To: beyond the sea (#8)
........ my cognitive functioning is in decline.
"If, from the more wretched parts of the old world, we look at those which are in an advanced stage of improvement, we still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry, and grasping the spoil of the multitude. Invention is continually exercised, to furnish new pretenses for revenues and taxation. It watches prosperity as its prey and permits none to escape without tribute." --Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791
#19. To: farmfriend (#18)
I just want to barf!
#20. To: robnoel, All, F16Fighter, christine (#15)
If this is your first time looking at the picture and after 30 seconds you still didn’t realize that there is a shark at the back, you probably need to train your adversity quotient.
#21. To: mininggold, christine (#13)
So when are going to start posting your pictures comparing female genitalia
#22. To: christine (#0)
The research shows men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests designed to measure brain function than those who chat to someone they do not find attractive.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#23. To: beyond the sea (#12)
#24. To: christine (#0)
The research shows men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests designed to measure brain function than those who chat to someone they do not find attractive.
#25. To: beyond the sea (#19)
Don't you like Sarah?
"If, from the more wretched parts of the old world, we look at those which are in an advanced stage of improvement, we still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry, and grasping the spoil of the multitude. Invention is continually exercised, to furnish new pretenses for revenues and taxation. It watches prosperity as its prey and permits none to escape without tribute." --Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791
#26. To: Original_Intent, beyond the sea, robnoel, Cynicom, Lod, Armadillo (#23)
"If, from the more wretched parts of the old world, we look at those which are in an advanced stage of improvement, we still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry, and grasping the spoil of the multitude. Invention is continually exercised, to furnish new pretenses for revenues and taxation. It watches prosperity as its prey and permits none to escape without tribute." --Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791
#27. To: F16Fighter (#24)
#28. To: robnoel (#14)
#29. To: christine (#0)
#30. To: beyond the sea, mininggold, christine (#21)
She has a big problem with the truth, and words such as hers here, to my sensibilities, require a reprimand ........ at least a reprimand.
"If, from the more wretched parts of the old world, we look at those which are in an advanced stage of improvement, we still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry, and grasping the spoil of the multitude. Invention is continually exercised, to furnish new pretenses for revenues and taxation. It watches prosperity as its prey and permits none to escape without tribute." --Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791
#31. To: mininggold, beyond the sea (#13)
So when are going to start posting your pictures comparing female genitalia like you did on TOS? Or what you call mule shoes... or is it cameltoes?
#32. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#29)
#33. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#27)
I just mastered Cold Fusion. Thank you Michelle Obama for being my inspiration.
#34. To: christine (#0)
#35. To: beyond the sea (#8)
"This man is Jesus,” shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. “When will he come to Kenya to save us?”
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
#36. To: beyond the sea, Cynicom, irishthatcherite (#8)
"This man is Jesus,” shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. “When will he come to Kenya to save us?”
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
#37. To: christine (#0)
There's no place better thanTurtle Island.
#38. To: christine (#0)
#39. To: X-15 (#36)
#40. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#29)
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#41. To: All (#40)
I think I'll go google her...
With safe search off Under closer inspection, I think them too big....
#42. To: christine (#0)
In a report on their findings the researchers said: 'We conclude men's cognitive functioning may temporarily decline after an interaction with an attractive woman.'
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