Posted Five years on from now and beyond...the bystander effect to Section 12 & 13 F11 Psy 1001
There are many things I will take with me throughout the years after having psychology this semester. I have learned that the world is not always as it may seem and people sometimes do things you would never expect. This...
Posted Lie to Me to Section 12 & 13 F11 Psy 1001
An area that I have always found pretty interesting is the subject of lie detection. Everyone has heard of the polygraph or "lie detectors" that have been used to determine if people are telling the truth or not by hooking...
Posted Infants Attachment Styles : A Strange Situation to Section 12 & 13 F11 Psy 1001
In the 1970s, psychologist Mary Ainsworth devised a procedure, called A Strange Situation, to observe attachment relationships between a caregiver and child. Research has shown that there are individual differences in attachment quality, each of which result in one of...
Posted Twin Language: Secret language or just baby babble? to Section 12 & 13 F11 Psy 1001
Although not focused on largely in our text, when I came across the section talking about "twin talk" or cryptophasia, I was very intrigued. I had friends that were identical twins and their parents had said that they would engage...
Posted Deja Vu to Section 12 & 13 F11 Psy 1001
After reading chapter 5 this week, I was really intrigued by the section on déjà vu. I frequently experience random flashes of déjà vu where I feel as though I have previously been in the same place, had the same...
Posted Illusory Correlation, Superstitions, & Stereotypes to Section 12 & 13 F11 Psy 1001
The illusory correlation is the perception of thinking we see a correlation between two different things when really none exists. This is something we, as human beings do naturally and it is an inescapable fact of everyday life. In our...
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