+1 yTotally disagree lmao, bitch please..
Women get emotional in the sense that they’re more likely to cry over stupid shit perhaps, but men get just as emotional in the sense that they’ll throw fits of anger, get into bar fights or start wars if they’re in positions of power as has been confirmed a million times over in the past.
I’m sure we can all agree which tends to be more destructive.57 Reply- +1 y
@ManOnFire No. And in fact you don't know either unless you can read minds. But you know how many men actually commit murder for that same reason?
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@ManOnFire no you cannot, because simply considering murdering someone is not the same as going through with it. The vast majority of homicides are committed by men. Like it or not, that’s a fact.
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@ManOnFire oh I believe it alright lmao but I also believe facts and facts say that men kill, for any reason really, far more frequently than women.
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You have no point, get over it already.
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+1 yDisagree. Emotions are derived from the limbic system which is an older part of the brain than our frontal cortex (the decision making part of the brain).
Because it is older, it will respond before the frontal lobe and often influence our logic and rationale by sending signals to the frontal lobe. Emotion is needed as a core part of our logic and morality, male or female.930 Reply- +1 y
But you didn't say who was MORE emotional, you stated that women were emotional and men were logical. As if being one negates the other, while I have refuted this by explaining that they are connected within all of us.
If you are trying to say women are more emotional than men, I would first ask you to consider how much of this is societal. Men have had their freedom to be emotive dampened under the name of "masculinity" for decades.
And if we are discussing hormones, then I would ask you consider the frequent changes in androgen levels of males and how this relates to increased "emotional" behaviour through aggression. Or is aggression seen as an acceptable hormonal response for a male but increased aggression, empathy and sadness during the fluctuations of female hormones not good enough to be accepted as a biological norm and have to be passed off as our sex being "too emotional".
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Your answer doesn't actually explain significant differences in men's and women's interests. It is informative, but it's kind of a copout.
While I would avoid subscribing to populae myths regarding the lateralisation of the brain, it woukd be hard to deny that research shows that more "logical" and analitical qualities are associated with the left, and more creative and emotional qualities are associates with the right side of the brain, and women DO have a higher percentage of right preference than men.
Nobody says individual women are inherently illogical or individual men are inherently unemotional, but generally speaking women DO represent emotions, and men DO represent logic in stereotypical pop culture. This isn't a damning statement, just out brains categorizing things and drawing lines, even if the actual difference is very little. - +1 y
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and what about hormones?
Testosterone promotes pro social behavior in the absence of a threat, meaning those kinds of situations men are more likely to keep a cool head and women are more likely to be emotional.
Or what about brain matter? Men have more Grey while women have more white, this also effects rational vs. emotional behavior. - +1 y
Sorry I keep trying to reply but it won't send my messages. 😭
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I appreciate your take on the matter. Could you please show me research that states women have preference for the right side of the brain? I couldn't find any myself and would be happy to read any you find 😊 There is research to show men have higher levels of white matter in the left hemisphere but females do not appear to have higher amounts of grey or white matter in the right, they are fairly similar.
Females and males show difference in the cranial processing of emotions of course. I did not intend to wash over individual differences in emotional processing between males and females with my statement, but merely emphasised that logic and emotion cannot be separated and therefore you cannot attribute one trait to one sex by saying "men are logical, women are emotional".
Men's brains favour motor skill function and spatial processing. Female brains are more adept at memory processing, recognition and modulation of emotion, attention, social cognition, and reasoning speed.
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(Okay so it won't let me send messages with links to the research papers sorry)
I can understand your take on stereotyping, and agree it is normal to categorise. I have not experienced this particular categorisation as many of the men I know are extremely emotional, again through aggressive behaviour, but perhaps pop culture doesn't view aggression as emotional. Perhaps it is seen as logical for a man to respond irrationally and aggressively to a situation?
As previously stated, women have more grey matter devoted to emotional modulation, so I am unsure if people would take that as evidence of us being emotional, or being able to better control our emotions compared to men. - +1 y
Testosterone may promote pro-social behaviour in men, but that does not indictae whatsoever that women would somehow be emotional in the same circumstance. The pro-social behaviour of females is associated more with the dopamine receptors in the brain, not an estrogen receptor/androgen receptor relationship as can be observed in males. Females are also naturally more pro-social than males.
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First of all, I am not that well versed on the subject, so I can't provide direct source. I have found this article:
www.virtual.co.nz/index.php
This article names a study conducted with a significant amount of people. I didn't bother to look it up, I have no reason to question this study, but you are welcome to, and I am gladly willing to accept any kind of bias or flaw you find in it.
by the way I have also found this:
www.theguardian.com/.../male-brain-versus-female-brain
"The hippocampus, a structure involved in memory formation, is on average larger in men than in women, as is the amygdala, which is also involved in memory, as well as emotions."
This is not relevant to the topic at hand just pointing out that the size of the amygdala was reportedly larger among conservatives. This could partially explain why men are more likeky to vote right, and women are more likely to vote left.
I couldn't find any other study confirming or denying the claim, apparently, as with many otherntopics, th - +1 y
Sorry, accudentally hit submit.
So, as with many other subjects, this is notnpopular enough to require further research.
"Men's brains favour motor skill function and spatial processing. Female brains are more adept at memory processing, recognition and modulation of emotion, attention, social cognition, and reasoning speed."
That sounds awfully damning on mrn, doesn't it? I mean, this sounds sort of like men are dumb robots with great hand-eye coordination, while women are better communicators, more intelligent, and more adept at logic and reasoning. In fact, reasoning and logic are closely intertwined areas. I have heard about social cognition, memory processing and emotions, but can you provide reasonable evidence that women are better at reasoning speed? Sounds a bit like you think women are overall more intelligent and reasonable than men.
"I have not experienced this particular categorisation as many of the men I know are extremely emotional, again through aggressive behaviour, but perhaps pop culture doesn't view aggression as emotional."
Once again, I have the feeling you are biased. And no, aggression is NOT an emotion. Certain emotions can LEAD to aggression, but aggression can be triggered by a sense of fear or uncertainty. In fact, the previously cited claim (men havig a more developed amygdala) would partially explain this - the amygdala being responsible for procession fear and awareness of danger. Essentially, this would mean men are more "on edge". This, coupled with testosterone, which increases baseline aggression can explain why men are more aggressive. But aggression is not necessarily an emotion and isn't processed as an emotion - even a centipede can exhibit aggression, despite clearly not having the capacity for complex, human-like emotions. - +1 y
"Testosterone may promote pro-social behaviour in men, but that does not indictae whatsoever that women would somehow be emotional in the same circumstance."
Testosterone actually promotes ANTI-social behaviour. Only at the same time it increases confidence, leading to an easier time being in a social environment.
Source:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5068300/
"Although popular discussion of testosterone’s influence on males often centers on aggression and antisocial behavior, contemporary theorists have proposed that it instead enhances behaviors involved in obtaining and maintaining a high social status."
Confidence can easily advance people in the social hierarchy BUT remember, one can be a social anti-social. From personal experience - I don't like being in the company of other people (anti-social), but if I already am, I usually tend to make a good impression, leading to people thinking I am a more social guy than I normally am. However, the second I stop getting positive stimuli from. being in a social environment, I become vehemently anti-social again.
"The pro-social behaviour of females is associated more with the dopamine receptors in the brain, not an estrogen receptor/androgen receptor relationship as can be observed in males."
So you are saying women's brains don't react similarly to androgens to men's brains? Because I have seen (not personally, but through interviews) many women who took androgymous hormones, and became more "man-like" in their behaviour. - +1 y
Heya, this is going to take me a while to reply because I have lots of links that may or may not send like last time. 😂
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Ah sugar is that a thing? I'm going to try sending the comments through my laptop instead of my phone and see if that helps, god help me if the links aren't sending because of my level 😂
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I'm sorry but it says I need to be level 3 to send links, I'm only new to this website, do you have any tips on getting more experience points?
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@Wannabee-truster Sadly this is a gradual process. You can try tweeking the links - for example, like this:
www (dot) youtube (dot) com/watch? v=JaG1Q4bpVSo
As you can see, I deleted the http://, and I changed every "." to "(dot)"
Give it a try.
Also, don't ever call me sugar again. It is condescending, and I do not care for it. - +1 y
@Benedek38 What big bee got into your bonnet? 'Ah sugar' is a term used in Ireland all the time, it is a nicer way of saying 'Oh shit'. I'm not a fan of cursing, or of condescending people.
I can try that with the links thanks, I don't really want to send the rest of the messages without the references because you may assume again that this is just my personal opinion and/or I am being biased. - +1 y
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I don't think there's a point in trying to prove anything. Women are in fact more emotional. This doesn't mean you are more emotional than me, but in general speaking.
This has many reasons. In the number one spot is hormones.
The second spot why men are more logical and less emotional is due to the way we're raised. My mom and grandma raised me incredibly in the way they expect a guy to be: Compassionate, but not emotional. I was yelled at and slapped by my grandma when I would cry. I got scared of expressing emotions as even when I attempted to with friends, they called me a pussy. It's expected from a guy to be not too emotional and logical. It is not expected for girls not to cry. It's not expected from them to make logical decisions as kids.
This still happens and most of the people I know have been raised this way. I still observe it in my 25 year old cousin raising her own kids.
I actually appreciate it a bit that I was raised this way, but in terms of emotions I am not well off. When it comes to making logic decisions, I usually don't follow what my emotions tell me to do. - +1 y
Thanks to google translate I got some of that. Good for you, we have our own language here too. maybe I should say súcra instead of sugar next time as not to confuse you. Listen I really don't understand why this got so argumentative or taken so personally. I am a biologist and everything I discussed here isn't my own personal viewpoint that I just decided to make up, it is accepted by the scientific and psychological community.
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@Tilin29 stating that it is a fact women are more emotional does nothing for the argument. That 'fact' may be your truth, it may be the belief of your family or friends or even your country, I don't know that. I don't know what you accept socially or culturally. I am speaking from a STRICTLY biological standpoint.
" I usually don't follow what my emotions tell me to do" - My initial point is that we all do. You can get annoyed and want to punch someone and decide not to, that is totally fine. But there are deeper rooted emotional processes occurring in your limbic system which THEN sends messages to your frontal cortex where your brain interacts on many levels to decide how to proceed with your behaviour. We all do this, we all process emotion and this influences everything we do. All of us, men and women alike.
I think there may be some misunderstanding as to what we all mean by "emotional". When I am talking about emotion, I am talking about actual emotional processing and modulation in the brain. I think you both may be discussing "emotional" as the expression of emotion. Do you mean emotional as faster to cry? As being easier upset at sad movies? Because if so I think we are taking this from completely different angles and that may be why this conversation is reaching a stale mate. - +1 y
Except I know that some of what you said was wrong. And you couldn't support your claims with evidence. I am once again, especially curious about your claim that women are better at reasoning, because I have literally never met a woman who could beat me in pure logical reasoning. U
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Here is a 2013 paper that found no hemispheric preference based on gender (following your claim that females use the right side more)
"An Evaluation of the Left-Brain vs. Right-Brain Hypothesis with Resting State Functional Connectivity Magnetic Resonance Imaging, by Jared A. Nielson et al. 2013. PLOS Journals"
Here is an excellent and recent review from 2017 compiling much of the gender based research in the last 30 years.
"Complementarity of Sex Differences in Brain and Behavior: From Laterality to Multi-Modal Neuroimaging, by Ruben C. Gur and Raquwl E. Gur, 2017 Journal of Neuroscience Research"
Here is a paper discussing mens faster ability regarding motor and spatial skills, and females in non-verbal reasoning.
"Linked Sex Differences in Cognition and Functional Connectivity in Youth, by Theodore D. Satterthwaite et al. 2014, Cerebral Cortex (Oxford Journals)"
Here is an informative review article in Standford Medicine. It mentions how females brains are more connected between the hemispheres whereas mens are more connected within localised parts of the hemispheres. It also goes into some details about individual skills that males show over females and visa versa.
"Two Minds, The cognitive difference between men and women , by Bruce Goldman, 2017, Standford Medicine."
Here is an article discussing how the interconnectedness of the females hemispheres make them better at multitasking and reasoning.
"Men's and Women's Brains are Wired Differently, but What Does It Mean? By Rachel Barclay, Healthline Media."
The study that this article references for this particular material is research based on a study from Dr. Ragini Verma of the Perelman School of Medicine in Pennsylvania.
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The Ned Hermann test, termed HBDI is a cognitive test based on self testing, similar to Myers Briggs, using things like surveys. It has been noted by some as a useful model for jobs and figuring out where your skills need improvement, but has very little proof as to the authenticity of its results and is seen by many in the field as "pop psychology". Here is a paper by Hines discussing this.
"Left Brain/Right Brain Mythology and Implications for Management and Training, by Terence Hines, 1987, The Academy of Management Review (in JSTOR)"
The point previously made by Jager66 regarding male testosterone was that testosterone can encourage pro-social behaviour. This is generally seen if it is advantageous for the male to behave pro-socially. When he stated that women would be emotional in this same situation, I countered this by pointing out that the response is not comparable when discussing testosterone as female pro-social behaviour is dopamine dependent and they are naturally far more pro-social than males.
I did not say aggression was an emotion, but said men often behave emotionally through aggressive behaviour. Here is a great study discussing how testosterone induces aggression but can also promote pro-social behaviour if it is seen as advantageous to the males status.
"Testosterone causes both prosocial and antisocial status-enhancing behaviors in human males, By Jean-Claude Dreher et al., 2016, PNAS ( Proceedings of the Nations Academy of Sciences of the United States of America)."
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My whole point was that you can't umbrella men or women into being the logical or emotional of the species. Logic and emotion are not a binary opposition. Emotional is not a synonym for illogical, which is the binary opposite of logical. My initial point, the point which I am still trying to make which you keep arguing against, is that the limbic system which controls emotion precedes the logical decision making frontal cortex of ALL humans, male or female.
If you are taking this view from a stereotyping and social perspective, then that is a completely different lens than the one I am taking, which is a biological one. I will not claim to know what the overarching viewpoint is socially, as it is not my field, but remember that a difference in culture would mean a wide array of opinions on that matter socially too. If you want to speak solely for whatever culture you hail from then go ahead. - +1 y
As a person who previously said that you didn't bother checking the validity of the links you sent me, I feel we have a very different standpoint on unbiased information. Because of this attitude you have towards this information, I don't think there is any study I can provide that will stop you from arguing with me. I care about facts, not anecdotes, not " my experience with women is this so that makes it the truth", or "my parents told me not to cry". Everything I have discussed is backed by evidential support. I do hope you read the stuff I have sent, it's all really interesting :)
+1 yMen are generally logical and they think of something by analyzing and assessing with all of the possible consequences which are likely to happen. But it doesn't mean that we would never be emotional. Actually I am pretty emotional person who sometimes cry in front of some worrying events and bad news. If you ask me what would I select, surely I would say being emotional.
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Men are generally logical and they think of something by analyzing and assessing with all of the possible consequences which are likely to happen.
This is what rational people do. It would have been a reasonable definition to add to the original question so people know what they are answering.
A persons Gender does not tell you if they are rational. Reason is a tool that is learnt. We are all equipt with the tools of reason, we still must learn to use it. Having a hammer or 1000 hammers, will not make you a carpenter.
This is an interesting answer to choose as most helpful as it belies your true thinking.
The answer is funny in that It aims to Appear open minded-willingness to say an individual male is emotional, while maintaining membership to a class claimed to be rational adult.
This just Reiterates yes the idea that normal men are reasonable - so by default women are... 🤨
Anyhow you can be rational and still express emotion, some people are calling emotional inability to think clearly. Others are using it to mean you cry in public. People are agreeing and disagreeing based on totally different defnfilms.
I’m still curious what your aim was.
I don't think so. Probably a cliche presented by media. For instance, I've probably cried more in movie's than my mom or female friends did. As said before, it depends on the character. Guys are just more used to hide their feelings, because that's what society told us. Same applies for girls when it comes to being logical, I guess.
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I think women are more logical than men at this point in time.
Perhaps a sort of sexual evolution arms race has been taking place since the beginning of time.
Eg.
Women are more expressive (emotional)
Because women are more social.
Women are like this because they mature faster.
They mature faster because men's attraction towards women is mostly physical.
And guys used to have a lot of women as to display their strength
Young girls then start maturing faster which allowed them to have sexual relations with older men.
Older men have more money and power than younger men (normally)
Older men dump women their age for young girls.
Which means the wealth and safety he provides go from one woman to another.
This explains why girls are maturing faster day by day.
So they deceive other smarter and older women as well as attract older men (with more money)
This cannot be done without logic.
Then within a very short time,
Guys become more Logical because girls are getting so hot and smart.
we don't wanna lose them.
if we're not logical, we'll do illogical things.
Illogical actions = self-sabotage, losing our wealth, not being influential etc
Then more logical men from other tribes would get all the bitches.
Since women don't need to compete with women anymore...
because men don't wage war to protect their hot bitches anymore.
Men become lazier and stagnated because nothing is happening.
Men reversed back to their primal stage and just eat, sleep and sex (1960s)
Suddenly women try to seize power from men (feminism)
They use their maturity, looks, and logic to presume powerful roles that men used to fill.
Men feels threatened and became more feminine,
hoping females would mistake us for another female and not dominate us.
... And we've arrived in 2019
10 ReplyWomen tend to be strong driven by their emotions and it makes them impetuous. Not all, but most. If you disagree, just look in their closet. There will be a lot of clothes, shoes, jewelry and trinkets. And above that a lot of credit card debt if they can qualify or have not had debt in collections.
Now guys can be emotional, especially these days with guys being raised entirely by a single mom aka the soy boys. They seem and act like women and sometimes makes me wonder why all the interest in trans. But that said most guys are thrifty. They will have cash hidden somewhere or a savings account that will one day be an portfolio. They have just so many clothes and then one or two cool hobbies. When they spend, it’s for dedicated things they really like and they will hold out to get it. The only time they let their emotions go is at breakups, being drunk or to one woman they really trust. Otherwise they tend to be stoic.
These are my two examples on the impulses of women through emotion and the logical sense of a man.03 Reply- +1 y
@Elthehoe I agree. There are exceptions. I have seen girls have guys qualities and boys with girl qualities. But overall most women are women and have those qualities.
And the reason I agree with you is I tend to fall for girls who are more guy-like because I tend to get annoyed with women for their crazy emotions and whelms. But even these girls can become crazy women at times.
+1 yI took a women's studies in a course in university and got an A in the course and my professor was a woman and she even stated yes, men tend to be rational while women tend to be emotional. Now, that's just the biology and characteristics of men and women. No gender is perfect but the way we handle things are different in their own right. I do agree that while men may be rational, they may offer that less conditional loving/nurturing persona a woman would.
However, we live in a time now where girls nowadays care more about IG likes and Facebook likes than starting a family or getting settled down. I have talked to many girls who are emotional because of past experiences with other guys. I'm sorry to those girls out there who are scared because of a guy's past actions but don't let that deter you, I have gone through my own shit with girls and I am still a single guy in law school still trying to find the right girl but I am NOT going to assume all women are the same ballbusting bitches out there to ruin a man's world and clean his bank account.
A girl may read my comment and say, well what about guys! They cheat! they don't perform acts of chivalry like REAL MEN back in the 1960s and etc. But that's the thing both genders point fingers at each other, when are we both going to realize (each gender) our own faults and mistakes to try to rectify them?23 Reply- +1 y
To piggyback on my own comment, guys aren't perfect either there is stupid shit men/guys do that pisses me off as well, I just wanted to make that clear to any woman or girl reading my post.
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@VIVANT That prof I had has a Ph. D. and has a masters so before you can back up your comments that are your assumptions. It just proves my point that you are closed minded, that you will finger point and assume your right. How much schooling have you done if your only 21? An Undergrad takes 4 years, a master can take 1-2 years, a Ph. D. can take over 5 years, but yet your going to say no that prof who teaches women's studies is not going based on just her answer its actually from other female psychologists and doctors and other women in the field studying these behaviors... what are you talking about, what a weak statement.
+1 yOn average, and typically, yes. One needs to look no further than this website to notice how women trade logic, reason, and facts (objectivity), into subjective emotional and feelings based tirades in most arguments. Sure there are cold-blooded calculating logical women out there, but they're not the average and not the majority.
Fine, that's not enough of an argument.
Look at the top 10 best paying majors and notice how they're geared towards brainpower and raw critical thinking like engineering, mathematics, chemistry, and physics and how they're overwhelmingly dominated by men. Now notice the top 10 worst paying majors like arts, social work, sociology, elementary teaching, and psychology, and how they're overwhelmingly dominated by females.
These are typically viewed as fun but utterly worthless degrees when it involves employment rates and average incomes. Why? Because they don't require as much skill.
Now take a look at the average IQs of graduate students in these fields. Once again, you'll notice the top 10 best are in the 120 to 135 range, whereas the bottom worst are in the 95 to 110 range. This is what also debunks the gender pay wage gap; women tend choose garbage paying easy fields.13 Reply- +1 y
That's why they make less.
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Downvoted by a female who had her feelings hurt, typical.
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A better way to word this question would've been "Men tend to be more logical, while women tend to be more emotional." Sure there are logical women and emotional men, but these aren't the norm and are outliers and not typical.
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+1 yAs a trend maybe a bit more in those directions but we are both capable of both types of thinking and decision making. We just kind of lean one way or another as a matter of preference as a group. Ie why there are statistically more male engineers and female nurses, men tend to gravitate towards things and numbers and women tend to gravitate towards more people/relationship orientated things. One isn't better than the other, just different, and it doesn't mean women aren't intelligent or men aren't empathetic. It's just a trend.
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+1 ydisagree. i was raised to always put logic before emotion and to improve my argument, not raise my voice. and in relationships i'm usually not the emotional one. i think there are some women that are less emotional than what's usually expected of a woman.
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+1 yDisagree.
You've clearly never seen a man fly into a state of road rage or a state of apoplexy before.
Nor two men engaged in a bout of pugilistic fury at the corner pup which usually ends up with broken chairs and noses.
Or the men who decided to kill their wives for sleeping with another man.21 Reply- +1 y
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+1 yFalse. I think that's a stereotype burned into people's minds. I haven't seen proof from a Psychology study or credible source to prove that either.
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+1 ysort of... in general, we are both each, each is stronger in one than the other. The favored processing for a woman is emotion. the favored processing for a man is logic. It causes havoc in relationships. man has to learn that woman sees things emotionally... life much easier when he does.
beyond that, emotions swing in women more than they do in men. men are are emotional, more reserved about expression.00 Reply I mean, this can't be disagreed with.
Statistically, emotion oriented reasoning and coping mechanisms are far more prevalent among the female gender than the male gender.
The most common female personality type is emotion oriented, whereas the most common male personality type is logic/problem oriented.00 Reply
+1 yDisagree. Women might show emotions more often but men are just as emotional. Just watch a dude who gets called a fag or something and goes nuts and starts punching the other guy in the face. How is that logical? Also there are so many men who don't the girl and bitch and moan for days after. If that isn't emotion then I don't know what is.
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+1 yDisagree.
Women are both logical and emotinal, Men are both logical and emotional.
All humans are emotional and yet so logical, even if a human don't show it, deep in the heart he know what the really logic is. And that's the point, human is a mixture of emotions and logic.
I don't see here any equality between Men and Women, some people may see this as "Men are logical, women are emotional. So it means that Men are always true, and Women are always stupid).
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+1 yI don't know about any other females but I am both and to be honest I think everyone is a good mixture of both, with that said some are a bit more emotional then others and some more logical. It just depends on the person not the gender in whole.
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+1 yDisagree. I think women are taught to talk more about emotion and show their emotions more but men feel just as strongly and are guided by their feelings.
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+1 yWOMEN HAVE NO LOGIC
cause if they did they would do the right thing
and know that GOD above the dome is watching everything they do
but they run on emotion like animals lol
women sex with a 100 guys type it in on google
they really believe they are animals lol
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+1 yEach individual is different... and yes.. the majority of men use the left part of the brain more, and the majority of women the right side, but that doesn't apply for each individual. Also, everyone is emotional to a degree unless they are a psychopath and everyone is logical to a degree unless they are brain dead.
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Anonymous(25-29)+1 yI mean I've seen a lot of men on GaG who act and complain like emotional bitches. So it's not entirely true. But generally I do agree, both genders have different amount of hormones going through their brains which determine how emotional they are. And women are proven to be more emotional.
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Opinion Owner+1 ya dislike. Hmm I love how some women get so offended with basic Science. And you're trying to say you aren't emotional? OK.
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Dislike are meant to express disagreement with a statement. Doesn't mean that someone is offended or is emotional.. If you're indeed a psychologists, I wouldn't want to be your patient..
Opinion Owner+1 y@gothgirl997 lol I'm not a chartered psychologist as of yet. But I'm doing my masters. I knew you would be one of the dislikes though haha.
You can dislike my comment all you want but it does express being offended when it's backed up by science. My comment wasn't an opinion (tbh it was but it's an opinion formed by science). So if you don't like what the findings are when looking at a male and a female brain. Then fair enough. I just don't like society ignoring facts.
Actually I don't work with adults anyway. So don't worry. I won't be bumping into you anytime soon.- +1 y
What are your sources? I am not aware of any stats or studies that concluded men as being more “logical” or in any way more capable mentally.
Individuals of both genders vary in their personalities and sometimes mental illness or other factors can affect levels of logic and emotion--again, in both genders. However, in a sexist society, it is seen as more acceptable for women to display their emotions (because of the old sexist belief that they are more emotional), while men are sometimes ridiculed for it. As a result, men are culturally trained not to show their emotions as much. But any appearance of the difference between the genders is due to this social conditioning, not innate gender differences.
Opinion Owner+1 y@gothgirl997 you do realise the term logical is a thinking style and not expressing any superiority? So stop assuming that I am saying men are more intelligent or more capable when I have already stated that it doesn't mean men can't be emotional. It just means women are MORE emotional. By emotional I mean expressing negative emotions since that's what I believe the question to mean.
So stop trying to bring words out of my mouth in attempt to bring my argument down. I've clearly said women are more emotional. And even mentioned that individuals are different. So sit down
Opinion Owner+1 y"Women showed neural activity in the anterior insula cortex, which processes bodily sensations. This means that they deeply experienced emotions within their bodies. Men, on the other hand, showed neural responses in the visual cortex. While processing these images, male brains immediately activated circuitry involved in regulating shifts of attentionto the world (i. e., the dorsal anterior insula cortex and the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex). This allowed them to shift the emotional impact of the images away from themselves."
www.psychologytoday.com/.../are-males-and-females-equally-emotional
"Women tend to be able to recognize and process the negative emotions of others better than men do (Babchuck et al., 1985; Hampson et al., 2006; McClure, 2000). There are several evolutionary hypotheses about why this is the case. For instance, women may be more sensitive to all the emotions of others because of their need (more than men) to attach with their children, or women may be especially responsive to negative emotions only because of the need to react to fitness threats more than men do. Hampson and her colleagues (2006) found more support for the former hypothesis."
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It’s interesting you raised what you assume the question to mean, when not a single person has bothered to ask for common definitions. Everyone who is rushing to say oh absolutely this is true! is not even stopping to establish what they are referring to. My guess is people are agreeing on words while using different definitions. It _seems_ like No one cares bc they just like saying yes.
I have nothing against people having opinions that I don’t agree with- that’s discussion. But I don’t get how there is a discussion with no interest in definition. Seems like a logical first step. I just mentioned this bc you brought up what you thought the Asker was referring to. I don’t mean it as adversarial.
Opinion Owner+1 y"Both genders vary in their personalities and sometimes mental illness or other factors can affect levels of logic and emotion--again, in both genders."
False. You've made out like men and women function the same. They don't. If you think that men and womens brains are the same and are only different because of mental illness you seriously have no idea what you're talking about.
Opinion Owner+1 y"However, in a sexist society, it is seen as more acceptable for women to display their emotions (because of the old sexist belief that they are more emotional), while men are sometimes ridiculed for it. As a result, men are culturally trained not to show their emotions as much. But any appearance of the difference between the genders is due to this social conditioning, not innate gender differences."
Women and men are both emotional creatures. Women hold more negative emotions more dearly to themselves and express it more. This doesn't cancel men out and say that they are made of steel.
That's true. Men are trained by society not to show as much emotion by society which is bad for their well being. I like how you've expanded this whole thing to now make it seem like I am against men having emotions of a sudden. But no I'm far from it. I'm well aware of all of these things. That doesn't mean that we are not wired differently.
Sorry for all the replies. I'm on my phone so it's easier for me to respond in multiple messages rather than one big message.
Opinion Owner+1 y@VIVANT no I think it's important to bring this up when discussing facts. The word *Emotional* as a whole is usually expressed with negative emotions such as crying, sadness etc. Even the person I am arguing with is using it in this sense since she's talking about men being secluded from being able to express their emotions and get put down by society.
I wanted to make that clear before going further. Because men experience happiness differently to women as well biologically and more expressive in that term.- +1 y
I don’t see how what you just said in any way negates the importance of starting with common definitions. I think what you says adds to it. Recognizing bias and seeing some examples of bias is not the same discussing the importance of definition.
You could have says this is what emotional meagsto me then proceeded to stare your opinion. But you just assumed everyone shared your understanding. I don’t know how prior are using emotional. emotional is a response to stimulus it is neither positive nor negative but can be either. It is involved in virtually e writhing we do and experience. Diagnostic tests
unvokve physical reaction such as breathing heart rate blood pressure— which incidentally Men are found to test higher in having more integse interval reactions to stress than women. Emotion is not officially by expression but reaction— which can be not only hidden but judged differently, culturally.
Crying us seen as emotional where fighting ‘ manly’ Both ate the bodies way of calming itself.
Opinion Owner+1 y@VIVANT well it's a good thing I clarified that either way. Again I am answering how I read the question. I didn't realise that could have been a flaw in my argument until later. So I clarified it. Men are more expressive in some other emotions more.
Crying is also our bodies way to indicate to other people that we are in distress and need support. Hence why it's hard to hide your tears. We are social beings. Negative feelings are neither good for men or women and especially bottling them up.
Either way I'm speaking from a biological perspective. Higher levels of testosterone also predicts different thinking styles in men, and controls their mood.
One example to how men and women are different is in psychopaths. Psychopaths are people who are born with lack of feelings. Therefore allowing them not to feel a lack of empathy and consideration for others. Male and female psychopaths also have different functioning, again due to the fact that men and women are not wired the same. Like I have stated from the very beginning. Just another example, to show that even with a complete lack of emotion there is still differences. Male psychopaths are much more likely to kill and rape than women psychopaths.
Opinion Owner+1 yFemale psychpaths*. If they were equal there would be a very similar amount of murderers between male and females. Female psychopaths are usually after something to benefit them such as money. They don't necessarily take satisfaction from the act of murder.
I won't comment on the rape cases however because I don't see how that's important in this argument.
+1 yLOL! Men are the most illogical of the two and the most emotional.
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+1 yMen are more logical, women are more emotional.
Women are still able to use logic, and men are still able to be emotional.
Despite whatever some people say, this difference is perfectly fine, and really good actually, when it comes to relationships and raising kids.10 Reply
+1 yIt really has to depend on the person, personally I am actually more logical than anyone I know and I’ve seen males break down and cry. I mean I know that quite a few males believe that is true although because sometimes they lightly step on my foot and say sorry like they broke my foot
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+1 y"GENERALLY" speaking, women tend to act more out of their emotional body than their mental body, and vice versa for men. This doesn't imply that women don't think and men don't feel. It's a general statement about observed behaviors and of course, there will be exceptions.
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+1 yNope. I'm the logical one while my husband is the emotional one.
It's personalities not gender30 Reply459 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic. Emotional acting is very much an individual personality trait than a gender specific trait.
Insecure people tend to act emotionally. Male or female.20 Reply
Anonymous(30-35)+1 yIt's a generalization; a stereotype.
And like any stereotype, it exists for a reason... because there is truth it it. There are plenty of exceptions, but on average, men are certainly more logical and less emotional than women. Just a fact of human nature.00 ReplyNot in our household. My husband thinks with his heart whereas I’m a very head driven person
20 Replyofc men will agree and women will disagree.
but just think who is moaning about wanting a nice guy, yet gets fucked by a hot bad boy on one night stand, often leaving virginity there as well.
women are completely driven by their vagina instinc and for centuries known for thinking one thing, saying another thing, and doing completely third. Players laugh at women as thing the only thing that is left to do with women (besides having sex with)00 Reply
+1 yDisagree. I'm a woman who follows logic and never emotional. People might not like that and say I should "smile a little" but when has smile and tears ever benefit someone?
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"when has smile and tears ever benefit someone?" Like, all the time 😂
Disagree. Women might show their emotions more, but men and women are just as emotional, we just get emotional about different things
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+1 yYour disclaimer should be : sorry vague, or invalidity is my name.
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+1 yDisagree I have 4 brother 3 older and one younger in my opinion men are very emotional and sometimes not logical.
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+1 yAlmost almost...
If you applied this rule in real life you would probably be batting around 85-90%
The rest of us would throw you a curve ball...4sure00 Reply
+1 ySituational, but the general statement isn't wrong.
I can be both logical and emotional depending on the circumstances. Same goes for my guy.00 Reply
+1 yDisagree. Women are logical and emotional, as are men.
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~ Mrs Manson20 Reply1.5K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic. Men are both. But I think men may have more control on their emotions.
10 ReplyOn a very basic fundamental level with plenty of room for exceptions, yes.
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+1 yMen are just as emotional, we are just suppressing them.
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+1 yDisagree. Both are logical in certain instances and emotional in others. But men are more stern and innovative compared to women. Men have more structure and stability to them
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+1 yYeah u think its very true, men can get emotional, and if they have mental problems, they can be more irrational, but girls really like to be difficult.
10 Reply Disagree. It turns out that men are way more emotional than logical. Macho men would rather get into a fistfight than talk things out.
Honestly you really can't divide the genders between these traits. I've seen emotional and logical women.10 Reply
Anonymous(25-29)+1 yAgree and disagree- def depends on the person. I am way more logical than my boyfriend but I’m also more emotional than he is aswell
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+1 yIt could be true that we're biologically wired to incline more towards one than the other, generally.
00 Reply10.7K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic. On an imaginary bell curve, women tend toward the emotional and men toward the rational. Idealistic, practical. Etc.
00 Reply5.8K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic. In a general sense, yes, but with exceptions like in most things.
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Anonymous(30-35)+1 yMostly dependant on a person. I've met lots of emotional men and lots of logical women.
10 ReplyFor the most part yes but I have met some illogical men but I guess it's also because I am more intelligent.
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+1 yDisagree. Every Human is Emotional. Men Tend to Suppress their Emotions though. I for example by a lot of people get told I am not feely enough.
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+1 yIf you want to paint in broad stroke of black and white, then yes. But there is a world of grey in that statement.
00 Reply Disagree as there has to be some logic when thinking emotionally
10 ReplyDisagree. It always depends on the person specifically
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+1 yNah but we handle it very differently.
The way it affects our judgement.10 Reply Its not a matter of discussion when its a fact. you cannot argue the existence of gravity when we know it to be a law of the universe.
00 ReplyYes, a lot of women can be hurt by objectively true words and guys tend to be a bit brutal or clueless when it comes to "advanced" emotions.
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Anonymous(25-29)+1 yfor most part, I think so. men think logically more than emotionally.
00 ReplyDeepnds on the person really , but generally speaking yes
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+1 yIt has been proven many times that your statement is correct.
10 ReplyI disagree I don’t really think logical I’m more a dreamer no matter how illogical things may seem
00 ReplyCompletely disagree
In my last relationship, I was emotional she was logical00 Reply
+1 yMost girls are more emotional its true. Mostly dumb insecure girls though. They’re the most annoying pos in the world though
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Anonymous(18-24)+1 yHumans in general are not logical we’re all very emotional. We’re not robots.
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Anonymous(30-35)+1 yNo. Women are most likely to have high emotional intelligence but also logic.
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