What Would Happen If You Swapped Bodies with Someone Else

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you swapped bodies with your best friend? How would you view your friend, who has taken a step in their shoes? Would your sense of self-change? Well, that may very well happen. Here's how! Writer: Michal Mitchell Script Manager: Kelly Soong Voice: Amanda Silvera Animator: Stephanie Cárdenas Thumbnail: Krisha Que ( @krishaque ) YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References: Petkova, Valeria & Ehrsson, H.Henrik. (2008). If I Were You: Perceptual Illusion of Body Swapping. PloS one. 3. e3832. 10.1371/journal.pone.0003832. Cell Press. (2020, August 26). How 'swapping bodies' with a friend changes our sense of self. ScienceDaily. Retrieved from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200826110322.htm Pedersen, T. (2020, August 31). Virtual Body Swapping With Friend Can Alter Your Sense of Self. Psych Central. psychcentral.com/news/2020/08/31/virtual-body-swapping-with-friend-can-alter-your-sense-of-self#1. Puiu, T. (2020, August 26). 'Swapping bodies' with a friend alters sense of self. ZME Science. www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/body-swapping-052352/#:~:text=In%20a%20new%20study%20published,pairs%20of%20friends%20swap%20bodies. Cuthbertson, A. (2020, August 26). 'Swapping bodies' changes a person's personality, study reveals. The Independent. www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/body-swapping-self-awareness-psychology-personality-a9690081.html. Transcript: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/Psych2Go

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