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• Favorited Engaged couple discover they are brother and sister when their parents meet just before wedding on Section 24 PSY 1001pub
• Favorited Hold On I Need to Tweet This on Section 24 PSY 1001pub
• Favorited Health and Happiness on Section 24 PSY 1001pub
• Posted Hedonic Treadmill - Is the Illusion Fading? to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
  This section got me thinking about economics, consumption, protests...What is the correlation between our desire to consume material objects or sensory stimuli and how quickly that perceived-level of happiness and satisfaction gained wears off? Is there such a thing as...
• Posted Chris Langan - the world's smartest man? to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
  I was intrigued by the theories on what constitutes intelligence in this chapter, and specifically on the story of Christopher Langan. How can someone who has such highly-tested I.Q. end up working in a bar or on a farm (and...
• Posted Was that real, or was it a commercial? to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
  Advertisements effect our perception in numerous ways ("Ways of Seeing" by John Berger is a good read on this subject). But our chapter on memories got me thinking about the potential for advertisements to effect our memories as well. Could...
• Commented on Blog help from a fellow student..
  Thanks for taking the time to do this, it's very helpful....
• Commented on One Trick Pony???
  It's interesting how we approach conscious and unconscious fear. Some people find it exhilarating to "be scared", like watching horror movies or going to a haunted house (if that still scares you), or just trying risky experiences. Yet most of...
• Posted Adoption and Identity to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
  Being adopted has given me a somewhat unique lens through which to construct and reflect on my identity. With virtually all of the biological - or 'nature' - side of my existence unknown to me, I was forced to create...
• Favorited Amygdalae(s) Realize on Section 24 PSY 1001pub
• Commented on Amygdalae(s) Realize
  This is an interesting notion you've highlighted; the ability to emotionally disconnect our memories. For those with chronic depression/bipolar disorder or those who've experienced severally traumatic events (or have the tendency to process them 'more traumatically'), the prospect of a...
• Posted Nature vs. Nurture: Self-identity questions to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
  This is a repost of my response to leex5619 blog post "Nature vs. Nurture" in writing 1 that was lost in webspace (thanks Eva for finding it!): I was also drawn to the 'nature vs. nurture' issue in this class...
• Commented on Nurture VS. Nature
  I forgot to post the link cited in my comment: MN/TX Adoption Research Project http://www.cehd.umn.edu/fsos/Centers/mtarp/keyfindings/keyFindOutChild.asp#details...