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Commented on Lies
For starters, lie detectors rely on the question to be very straightforward with no grey area. If the question is somewhat vague and can lead to the responder lying regardless of what his answer is, there is no point to...
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Commented on Are you still there?
This is quite a controversial issue. I suppose what Owen is doing surely isn't a step in the wrong direction, but I'm a little unsure about what exactly he is doing. He is telling patients in a vegetative state to...
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Commented on How to train an animal.
Without operant conditioning, I think it's safe to say we probably wouldn't be having pets because there would be no simple way to train them. Long before I took this class, I trained my dog in an operant conditioning way...
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Posted Rubin Vase to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
One of the most classic and interesting examples of how our mind perceives different things from one image is the Rubin Vase. Although, it shouldn't be called the Rubin Vase because it will immediately cause your brain to see a...
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Commented on Super Bowl Brains
I think this is an interesting argument of nature vs. nurture. Obviously, having the ability to be extra focused does have some genetic traits (look at Eli, his brother Peyton is a superstar and his dad Archie was a superstar...
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Commented on Cellphone Radiation
In my opinion, this would have to become a big news story in order for phone companies to even consider inventing a way to decrease the amount of radio waves coming from the phone. Cell phones are one of the...
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Posted Blog 1, Chapter 12 to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
Chapter 12 of our textbook is concerned with the effects of how stress and mental health are connected with our mind and body. It defines stress and questions why certain events that we encounter cause stress. Something I found particularly...
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