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this is the definition i get when i inquire into the meaning of "cleaver" on the Apple Dictionary app:

people in Russia are visiting this page. And 1 person in Costa Rica. hey.

Aggression cues.

Studies show that arousal fuels emotions–whatever they may be. This plays into the two-factor theory of emotion (Schachter & Singer, 1962) which puts words to a human tendency; we sometimes misattribute physical excitement to mushy emotion. 

When I say "misattribute," I do not mean that this tendency is inherently wrong or flawed; it just happens–and can actually lead to serious pleasure. Take this example, for instance:

A study by Dutton and Arthur Aron (1974) arranged for a young woman to approach
a number of young men as they crossed a narrow, wobbly, 450-foot-long suspension walkway hanging 230 feet above British Columbia’s rocky Capilano River.

sup.

During each approach, the woman asked that the participants help her fill out a class questionnaire. After they complied, she offered her name and number, and suggested that each guy call–if he wanted to hear more about the project (mm-hmm, right). Of those who accepted the phone number (most), half called.

so where's the statistical significance? she was probably hot.

So, half the guys called back. This isn't surprising–maybe they found the digit-sharing inquisitor attractive. 

i love you, stock.

But here's the big find: men who were instead approached by the same woman on a low, solid, and therefore SAFER bridge, rarely called. 

This is where the participants' physical arousal on the dangerous bridge may have been attributed to attraction.

From our own experiences, we know that emotion can, and always does, have some sort of physiological effect. The two-factor theory of emotion can help us to see why accompanying sweethearts during arousing activities can really pick up the romance. 

The theory writes kissing-in-the-corner of cinemas as more than a social script, amusement parks more than a trite date idea; scary movies and rollercoasters can bring expectation to fruition, a fear-laden pump of blood, suddenly, the anticipated tryst.

talk about paranormal activity.

just kidding, all i want is this tangerine-colored liquid.

I haven't thought of tangerines in a while. Did you know they got their name from their source of export? Me neither.

While I just gave you (or reinforced) an idea for a sultry evening, let's get back to aggression. I don't mean the hot and bothered kind.

If physical arousal can fuel sexual desire, can it fuel other emotions? Yes. The principal seems to be that "a given state of bodily arousal feeds one emotion or another, depending on how the person interprets and labels the arousal" (Myers, 2013, pp. 368).

Have you ever gotten really into a song at the gym, feeling as if it's carrying you through an episode of squats and you freakin LOVE TOM PETTY? Have you ever sat dwelling in a few moments of silent, otherwise benign frustration, and suddenly felt enraged at an unexpected and LOUD telephone ring? Have you received bad news after running home, and volcanoed? Are you angry right now?

cool it, it's only a rupture in the Earth's crust.

Studies by Leonard Berkowitz and colleagues (1968, 1961, 1995) zeroed in on the power of aggression cues. They found that children who had just played with toy guns became more willing to 

knock down another child’s blocks.

Another study showed college men giving more electric shocks to a person who had just angered them when a rifle and a revolver (supposedly left over from a previous experiment) were nearby than when badminton rackets had been left behind.

Let's go back to the idea of a cleaver. The above one was possibly used to dice garlic, or diced garlic was used to consummate the action connoted by the image. I think this is one of ShoutWithYourMouthFull's most photo-loaded posts. What are you thinking of when you look at this photo?

hah. i just linked myself.

I'm learning that it's important to consider the impact of environment on the individual psyche. And when I say I'm learning, I mean I try to step outside of my impulse, let its anger or sadness flow through me as i experience it, fascinated. I am fascinated by how I can connect my sadness to the idea of suicide when I see a knife drying on the dish rack.

To be sure, I am not considering killing myself. But it's important to talk, to think about, to observe.

The power a suggestion has over you is up to you.

“IF YOU DON’T GO TO 

SOMEBODY’S FUNERAL, 

THEY WON’T COME TO 

YOURS.”

—YOGI BERRA

WORKS CITED GODDAMMIT THEY'RE DRILLED INTO ME

Myers, David (2013-01-01). Social Psychology, 11th edition (Page 368). McGraw-Hill Higher Education -A. Kindle Edition. 

^^^i am not going to indent the second line. <3