Professional bike racers offer predictions about their chances of
winning "if the legs are good."
But Ken Steele doen't see anything deep in this phraseology because that
is how gifted athletes are objectified by commentators.
Britt, Michael wrote:
I was talking about this with a friend and he said that what always
perplexed him about singers is that they seem to "disembody" their
voices by referring to their voice as "the voice" or "the gift". Why is
that? He asked. Frankly, I don't know. It's an interesting
observation though. Any thoughts on this? I don't know if there's an
interesting psychological answer or perspective on the tendency for
singers to do this, but before dismissing it I thought I'd ask this
list. I wonder if other talented people do this as well. Do baseball
pitchers refer to their pitching arm as "The Arm". Any thoughts? If
so, why would this be?
Thanks,
Michael
Michael Britt
Host of The Psych Files
www.thepsychfiles.com
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Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Professor
Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
USA
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