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• Commented on Can True Love Conquer All?
  How do you feel about "opposites attract"? Do you think that is just as possible as similarity causing attraction, or do you think people are attracted to the type of person they wish they could be?...
• Commented on To Judge or Not To Judge
  This is a great example of fundamental attribution error. It is so easy to see people as one thing upon first glance and have no clue what is actually going on with them. And it's not just first glance, but...
• Commented on Advertising. Is It Really That Simple?
  This is so true. Companies definitely use an emotional connection to make you want their products. You bond with the product, you understand it, you don't want the product anymore, with your new emotional ties, you NEED the product....
• Commented on True Versus False Memories - Lost in a shopping mall by Elizabeth Loftus
  This phenomenon is something I feel like older siblings employ on their younger siblings fairly often. It's what allows them to convince the younger sibling of ridiculous things that never happened. My siblings once tried to convince me our house...
• Commented on To Spank, Or Not To Spank
  I don't think spanking is necessarily a bad thing. I think it should only be used in extreme situations, but every once in a while children need to be reminded that what they are doing is not ok, and if...
• Commented on Vegetarianism...Vegetables...NASTY!
  The same as with anything else, there are healthy and unhealthy ways to go about being a vegetarian. It's not difficult to get all the right nutrients without eating meat as long as you're eating the right replacement foods, such...
• Commented on Art Illusions
  As an art student, this is some of my favorite type of work. It involves so much thought and careful drawing or painting to create illusions or perception art that I am generally in awe of the pictures. This is...
• Commented on A Teenager's...Accidental...Secret Weapon
  Everybody in my high school had the mosquito as their ringtones. You would hear it almost every day, sometimes in almost every class, and often from more than one persons phone. One of my close friends even has an app...
• Commented on Silent Torture
  I find Genie's story to be incredibly interesting. It is so very uncommon that someone is raised without the social constructs we are used to that I find her behaviors to be a unique example of how our language affects...
• Commented on D.A.R.E. to Get Kids High
  I absolutely agree that D.A.R.E. type programs should be done in elementary school. It seems to be a lot more effective when kids are exposed to the dangers earlier. Kids also start these dangerous behaviors at very young ages now,...
• Commented on Finding my inner Zen
  A little bit of stress seems to be healthy though. It can put just enough pressure on someone to actually finish what needs to be done. Stress can be deleterious to someones health in large amounts, but there are so...
• Commented on Autism: What are the Chances?
  This is a post that hit close to home for be because one of my cousins is autistic. Every autistic child is so incredibly unique from one another, let alone from "normal" kids it's hard to say they're not different....
• Commented on Dying to be Beautiful
  I have also been on the verge of a spectrum of eating disorders in my life, especially since getting to college. I have been everywhere from being nearly anorexic and just not eating, to binging. It definitely isn't just an...
• Commented on How to train the dog?
  In Big Bang Theory, Sheldon starts using positive reinforcement 9usually chocolate) to get people to behave a certain way. This type of reinforcement can actually be used on people though. When you think about parents trying to raise young children...
• Commented on Psychological Treatments: Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
  How well do these therapies actually work? Are they actually effective? I feel like some of these approaches could be incredibly stressful to the individual or cause a lot more anxiety issues for them. Which of these treatments generally works...
• Commented on Do You Remember Last Night?
  Its interesting that you chose an example of memory loss that has nothing to do with a mental condition at all. Blacking out from drinking is a very different situation than having Alzheimers or amnesia or something. With alcohol you...
• Commented on What do your pets say behind your back?
  I think you should try observing a couple different types of animals, instead of just dogs. I wouldn't call it a language, but canines have barks and howls they use to communicate, whereas animals like squirrels or rabbits don't really...
• Posted Can you tell someones sexuality by looking in their genes? to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
  View image One topic that still has a huge debate over nature vs. nurture is homosexuality. Thankfully most people no longer considered a disorder, with the exception of Michele Bachmann's home district and other religious extremist like some of...