Displacement Activity

May 22, 2016 12:50
Human beings jiggle their legs when they are nervous, and scratch their heads when they feel embarrassed.

This behavior is referred to as "displacement activity," and you can see the same property in many animals, such as cats, dogs, birds, and fish.

When animals can't choose escape or attack though they want to take the actions, they choose a quite different action (displacement activity).

By taking the displacement activity, you can keep your mind stability, or camouflage your true feelings.

It is said that having a large meal is also a kind of displacement activities.
転位行動

人間は、イライラしているときに貧乏ゆすりをしたり、恥ずかしい時に頭を掻いたりします。

これは「転位行動」と呼ばれ、猫や鳥、魚などの動物にも広く見られます。

動物は、「逃げたい」「攻撃したい」などと思ってもそれらを選択できないとき、全く異なる第三の行動（転位行動）をとります。

我々は転位行動によって、心の安定を保ったり、本心をカモフラージュしているそうです。

人間がやけ食いするのも転位行動だと言われています。
No. 1　Cebu Jin's correction
  • Displacement Activity
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Human beings jiggle their legs when they are nervous, and scratch their heads when they feel embarrassed.
  • Human beings jiggle/tremble their legs when they are nervous, and scratch their heads when they feel embarrassed.
    　or
    ....shake their legs
  • This behavior is referred to as "displacement activity," and you can see the same property in many animals, such as cats, dogs, birds, and fish.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • When animals can't choose escape or attack though they want to take the actions, they choose a quite different action (displacement activity).
  • When animals can't choose (to) escape or attack, though they want to take the actions, they choose a quite different action (displacement activity).
  • By taking the displacement activity, you can keep your mind stability, or camouflage your true feelings.
  • By taking the displacement activity, you can keep your mind stable, or camouflage your true feelings.
    　Nothing wrong with "mind stability" (noun)
  • It is said that having a large meal is also a kind of displacement activities.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
Toru
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No. 2　マーセル's correction
  • Displacement Activity
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • This behavior is referred to as "displacement activity," and you can see the same property in many animals, such as cats, dogs, birds, and fish.
  • This behavior is referred to as "displacement activity," and it can also be observed in many animals, such as cats, dogs, birds, and fish.
  • When animals can't choose escape or attack though they want to take the actions, they choose a quite different action (displacement activity).
  • When neither fight or flight is an option, animals choose a different action altogether (displacement activity).
    　"Fight or flight" is a good expression used for this primal choice exactly.
  • It is said that having a large meal is also a kind of displacement activities.
  • It is said that having a large meal is also a kind of displacement activity.
    　Plural is never good in "a kind of [x]" I think.
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Toru
Thank you so much always for correcting my post!
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