# Why are we so attached to our things?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Christian Jarrett
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Psychology and the brain, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/christian_jarrett_why_are_we_so_attached_to_our_things)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

After witnessing the "violent rage" shown by babies whenever deprived of an item they considered their own, Jean Piaget – a founding father of child psychology – observed something profound about human nature: Our sense of ownership emerges incredibly early. But why do we become so attached to things? Christian Jarrett details the psychology of ownership. \[Directed by Avi Ofer, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Marcos Tawil\].

## Lectures

1. [Why are we so attached to our things?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/christian_jarrett_why_are_we_so_attached_to_our_things/9f476d4be465), 5 min (TED's player)