But social psychologist Roy Baumeister argues that gossip may be particularly tough to resist because of the evolutionary advantages that came with learning about dangerous things as opposed to positive or otherwise non-threatening ones.
Discriminating threatening individuals from non-threatening ones allow territory owners to modulate their territorial responses according to the threat posed by each intruder.
Questions like the "alien" one give kids a non-threatening way to say who they would rather not have in their class, and open the door for you to have a discussion to ask why, potentially uncovering issues you didn't know about before.
Cannon's vigorous response to what appears to be a non-threatening intrusion lit up social media, with at least one fan saying there was "no excuse".
It's a non-threatening sort of impersonation, finally".
Another is a plush non-threatening poloneck; another a non-threatening pair of Timberlands (depending how closely you associate them with turn of the millennium pre-teen girls).
In a way, there's a non-threatening but uncomfortable sensation.
The American media portrayed Yao as a non-threatening figure — a gentle giant.
Trait reports can provide a non-threatening experience that people can relate to.
People were crying out for a non-threatening British urban artist".
