Posted Conformity: A Double-Edged Sword to Section 02 & 03 F11 Psy 1001
Conformity is a principle that I believe is most important to the world of psychology. We see it everyday, many times not noticing it at all. My most prominent memory of group conformity was when I was in the third...
Posted Eugenics: Not Just a Nazi Movement to Section 02 & 03 F11 Psy 1001
Imagine this. You come to America from a foreign land in search of a brighter future. You speak only some words in English, but are only fluent in your home language. Upon arriving in the United States a man approaches...
Posted I Dream of...Genie to Section 02 & 03 F11 Psy 1001
Imagine this: an eight-month-old baby girl begins to trill her own consonants and babble constantly to the sound of her mothers voice. This little girl continues to grow, and with this age comes a larger vocabulary. With each new word...
Posted Sensory Memory and You to Section 02 & 03 F11 Psy 1001
Imagine yourself sitting in a noisy, crowded room. There are people sitting and standing everywhere, and each person seems to be carrying on a different conversation. You are also carrying on a conversation, when all of the sudden you here...
Posted Classical Conditioning with Ivan Pavlov to Section 02 & 03 F11 Psy 1001
As college students, we all think that we take control of our own learning. We believe that we control what we want to understand in class and that our professors are simply relaying vital information which we my take in...
Posted How's My Temporal Lobe Lookin' There, Doc? to Section 02 & 03 F11 Psy 1001
Could you ever imagine not recognizing your own mother? Maybe your father? Even your boyfriend or girlfriend? The sad fact is that many people with a specific type of temporal lobe damage fail to recognize the people they love....