Why does losing a possession feel like losing a part of ourselves?
In short: This video explores the psychology of ownership and why humans develop a profound sense of attachment to their belongings at an incredibly early age.
The video examines the psychological roots of ownership, beginning with observations by Jean Piaget, a founding father of child psychology. Piaget noticed that even infants exhibit intense rage when deprived of an item they consider their own, suggesting that our sense of ownership is a fundamental part of human nature that emerges very early in life.
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