Video: Ted talks. Why do we collect things?

1- At the beginning of the talk, what small animals are people with hoarding
disorders compared to? Why?

2- What kind of animal is a magpie? Explain the psychological disorder of

“magpie syndrome”.

3- Who were the first human collectors in history? Why was it so important for
them to have well-developed collecting abilities?

4- What part of the brain is closely related to our human ability of being
efficient collectors by nature?

5- Give examples of human collectors and what they have gathered as said in
the video.

6- What’s oxytocin? When is it released?

7- The specialist says that we tend to collect because we associate objects to

important people or nice memories within our own lives. Give some
personal examples illustrating this point.