Conclusion

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In conclusion, I have found that people’s reactions and behavior towards each creature differed based on the type of monster. Their reactions were greatly varied. So much so, that nearly all the Grand Theories in Psychology have been used in my assignment as I attempted to explain why people might have behaved the way they did towards these creatures. There isn’t really a connection between the particular theory and how people feel towards a creature. For example the Wendigo and the Thetis Lake Monster have people terrified. These two cases were explained using the behaviorism and cognitivism concepts. Then the sea serpents were all met with a more positive reaction. Simple curiosity and wonder were in place instead of the standard nervousness there is when dealing with the unknown. These serpentine cases were explained using the ecological, humanism, and psychoanalysis theories. In reality, the type of creature usually inspires a generally similar reaction from people but the reasons for peoples behavior afterwards cannot be explained using similar theories in psychology. It leads us to believe that the unknown has a strange, and rather unexplained, impact on people. Most can be explained in some way because the behavior of the witness is not far off from the basic things. Others, however, need to be explored more in depth before experts could have even an inkling of an idea as to why someone would behave the way they do after witnessing some mysterious creature. I found that these urban legends have led to witnesses doing things on both extremities. Either running away abruptly or chasing after immediately. There really isn’t an explanation to why people behave the way they do when they think they see a legendary, and unknown, creature. I also think that there have been changes in people’s behavior towards these mysterious creatures. I’m sure centuries ago people had great fear and a healthy respect for these creatures because they may have believed in them more back then, than we do now. With advances in technology there may be explanations for something that would have been assumed the work of some cryptic back then. Even though times have changed, people still hold a bit of fear and respect for these creatures, but not as much as before. I believe a possible social change could occur if people change their mind set. I’m sure if we knew more about these urban legends, make them less mysterious, the way people think about them would immediately change. That, however, may never happen. So instead people need to go into a situation with a different way of thinking. They need to trust their instincts and not react based on stories they have heard. For example, the two boys that ran from the Thetis Lake Monster. That reaction, I believe, was purely instinct and not based on creepy stories they had heard about the creature. Another example would be the sightings of Bigfoot. None of the witnesses in those two articles were in the presence of the Sasquatch long enough to be in any danger but because of stories, the witnesses were scared anyway. None of that fear towards Bigfoot came from personal instinct. Some of these creatures may never be fully explained to people so people can be at ease with them. More than likely the urban legends will stay just that – legends.

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