Being ignored hurts, even by a stranger

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 09:01 in Psychology & Sociology

(Medical Xpress) -- Feeling like you’re part of the gang is crucial to the human experience. All people get stressed out when we’re left out. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that a feeling of inclusion can come from something as simple as eye contact from a stranger.

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