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• Commented on Sleep Tight
  I also found this topic interesting. When I came to college, I discovered my roommate, on occasion, would sleepwalk. She would climb down from her lofted bed and leave the room. At first, I just assumed she was using the...
• Commented on 5 years from now...
  I too was struck by this subject. So many misconceptions and fears come from not being informed about these disorders. People with these abnormalities lead extremely stressful lives due to their personal issues. They shouldn't have to deal with pressures...
• Commented on Similar beauty stanards
  I find the differences in what cultures find attractive fascinating. Your point about the global media's impact on these beauty standards is interesting as well. It is so unusual the lengths some people go to make themselves "beautiful" in their...
• Commented on STRESS
  I also hope I can improve my stress management techniques over the next couple of years. Through this course, I have learned that stress can be controlled through various means. It shouldn't take over your life. I'm glad to hear...
• Commented on Personality
  I also enjoyed learning about personality. After this course, I realized how many things I thought were true were actually false. However, I think we should be a little cautious in taking personality tests (even legitimate ones) too seriously. Yes,...
• Commented on In the future...
  I like your attitude in this post and I can completely relate when you say this course has taught us that we all fall prey "fake" psychology. I also will be on the lookout for extraordinary claims and will try...
• Commented on Still Amazed repost (was not graded the first time)
  These never get old. Even after learning about how the artist manipulates us to experience the illusion, my mind is still blown....
• Commented on Blog 3 Repost: Tiger Mother vs. Permissive Parenting
  Thank you for this post! I agree with you about not passing judgement on the parent with the screaming child in the supermarket. Sometimes, it's hard not to criticize the parenting techniques of others. I find this to be true...
• Posted In Five Years... to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
  Through this course, I was introduced to the world of psychology. It was a world that I had never previously acknowledged even though it had crossed my path many times. What surprised me the most after taking PSY 1001 is...
• Commented on Eating Disorders, Hard to Crack
  I've always been fascinated by eating disorders and the way they can completely control a person's life. This admittedly weird obsession has led me to read some very sad, very horrifying stories. Anorexia Nervosa is a dangerous disease that can...
• Commented on Beauty Across the World
  That link was fascinating! It's shocking to me what great lengths people from all across the world go to be more "attractive." I remember learning about how a long time ago, Chinese girls would bind their feet from a very...
• Commented on Did He Really Disappear?
  I have definitely considered this too. I have done a lot of babysitting and I often find it so hard to believe HOW LONG a baby can play peek-a-boo. I mean, I've never known a little kid to get tired...
• Commented on Lie Detection
  Lie detectors have always been really popular in movies and TV shows which, I think, can lead many people to believe in their accuracy. But, I always wondered how they worked and how I would feel if I were attached...
• Commented on Parenting Styles
  I also agree that it is very difficult to categorize parenting techniques into such groups. I understand that our textbook was merely sketching out basic guidelines. But future parents should be cautioned when reading advice books. There is so much...
• Commented on Worst question ever: "What is the meaning of life?"
  I agree with zheng365 that life's meaning is very dependent on how people choose to live. I think people tend to go through a lifetime with a small handful of things they can't stand to be without. Family, religion, money,...
• Posted The horrors of eugenics to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
  Picture this: You're living in the early 20th Century. Everything is dandy until one day you get called in for an emergency surgery. The doctors tell you it's an emergency appendectomy (removal of the appendix) but when you wake up,...
• Commented on Cellphone Radiation
  I find it intriguing that every now and then, an article will be published claiming that cell phones are dangerous or microwaved food is harmful. Then there will be some uneasy talk circulating around for a while until we forget...
• Commented on Nature vs. Nurture: Homosexuality
  Thank you for posting this. I too am surprised more studies haven't been done on this subject. As leuer022 said, maybe more scientific evidence will encourage more people to view homosexuality as genetic. I have thought about this debate many...
• Commented on his notebook, your notebook, my notebook
  Although I'm a little embarrassed to admit it, I also enjoy Nicholas Sparks books. The Notebook is a cute story, but it always struck me as a very unrealistic depiction of Alzheimers because she, as you said, "comes back" in...
• Commented on A Whale of a Tale!
  This is fascinating - thanks for the info! I've always loved watching these shows and marvel at how these animals seem to love "performing." I've always wondered if they respond better to having a single trainer who works with them...
• Commented on Not-so-much Subliminal Messaging
  I agree with hutch275 about how some negative emotions can evoke a stronger response than positive. I think this particular ad is brilliant. As you said, the image of the young child brings out protective, sympathetic feelings. And with the...
• Commented on Still Amazed
  I wonder how different the experience would be to see these drawings in person as opposed to images of them. It's difficult for me to imagine creating something like this because, like burke545 said, the perception is so altered. I...
• Commented on Mosquito Ringtone
  I've heard the mosquito ringtone several times in my classes and, despite my annoyance, can't help admiring the ingenuity of it all. I'm wondering how they can pinpoint an age group like that. And why can't someone younger than thirteen...
• Commented on Eternal Sunshine of the "Splotchy" Mind
  Reading the memory chapter made me think of this movie too! It's such an interesting concept to ponder. Part of me likes to imagine how easy life could be if you could choose to forget anything unpleasant that ever happened...
• Posted Forgetting Faces to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
  Imagine how awful it would be to not be able to recognize your own mother's face. The short video clip about prosopagnosia we watched in lecture on Monday stuck with me most of that day. I started thinking about just...
• Posted Why do we feel? to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
  Chapter 11 focuses on human emotion and motivation. In other words, "what moves us" or "what causes our feelings." The chapter opens up with a reference to Star Trek's Mr. Spock. Spock's character is completely devoid of emotion and is...