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Why Does Intense Joy Make Us Cry?

Crying is not just a response to sorrow and pain—it also accompanies joy, excitement, and relief. Why do positive emotions bring us to tears, and how do tears of joy differ from tears of sadness?

Rotem Mika

6.3.2025

6 minutes

Ask the expert Behavior and Psychology

The Arrogance of Ignorance – Cognitive Bias & the Dunning-Kruger Effect

Twenty-five years ago, two American psychologists identified a puzzling phenomenon: the less people know and understand, the more they overestimate their knowledge. Today, this cognitive bias is known as the Dunning-Kruger effect.