I presume the psychologist expected John to actively seek out similar conversations. From the psychologist’s perspective:
most kids would do that, but John didn’t.
most of the kids who wouldn’t do that would decline because of social anxiety/a lack of social skills/a hatred of social interactions etc, which is not the case for John; he seemed perfectly comfortable while partaking in such conversations.
Since John wasn’t in either category, it probably struck the psychologist as odd.
I see, thanks. That makes sense. (At least, the reasoning makes sense, given the psychologist’s beliefs as you describe them; I have no idea if those beliefs are true or not.)
I presume the psychologist expected John to actively seek out similar conversations. From the psychologist’s perspective:
most kids would do that, but John didn’t.
most of the kids who wouldn’t do that would decline because of social anxiety/a lack of social skills/a hatred of social interactions etc, which is not the case for John; he seemed perfectly comfortable while partaking in such conversations.
Since John wasn’t in either category, it probably struck the psychologist as odd.
I see, thanks. That makes sense. (At least, the reasoning makes sense, given the psychologist’s beliefs as you describe them; I have no idea if those beliefs are true or not.)