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• Commented on Understanding my BIG 5
  I'll say here what I said on another: extraversion is often misunderstood, I feel, not always meaning what people think it means. The way I heard it described once (by a peer in the department) is that extraverts re-energize by...
• Commented on 'Cause you got, personality!
  Excellent post! I'm the same way, so I know what you mean. But I had a friend in the personality program in our department describe it to me this way: extraverts are energized by being around; introverts are energized by...
• Commented on Pet Training and Me
  That's a great post, and so true: it's an important and applicable concept, and I'm all about learning concepts, not names (I' notoriously awful with associating names with their theories). And the comments are great too, but I have to...
• Posted A Blogger's "How To..." to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  So now that I've experimented with blogging and learned how to incorporate fun and interesting features like videos, images, and hyperlinks, I'm expecting you to do the same. The bar is being set higher. But that doesn't mean I'm going...
• Posted Cognitive Dissonance: Where Do You Stand? to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  I need to test my ability to do cool things with blogs (insert links, embed videos, include pictures, etc.), but I want it to relate to psychology, so I chose cognitive dissonance, one of my favorite topics from my social...
• Posted Welcome! to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Hello, sections 2 and 3! Welcome to our blog site! I will hopefully be an active blogger along with you, blogging about cool psychological phenomena I observe in the world around me. I will also post helpful and explanatory blogs...
• Commented on classical conditioning
  That's a pretty great clip you found. They show operant conditioning well; but did you notice their improper use of the term "negative reinforcement"? As trained psychologists, we know what he meant was positive punishment....
• Commented on Negative Dreams
  I won't take points of this time because you asked me before the due date (which I extended to 11:59 pm on the 24th), so presumably it would have been fixed before the deadline had I gotten back to you....
• Commented on How close are you with your parents?
  Sorry, typo. What I should have said in the fourth sentence is "I would recommend putting the close command after your sentence..."...
• Commented on How close are you with your parents?
  I would like you to please edit the post so that the link is active in the published blog (I don't want to go into comments to get links). All you need to do is write something between the carrot...
• Commented on Assignment 2
  Those are some really interesting questions you bring up.I'm glad that this isn't a philosophy class so that I don't have to try to answer them. But, to be philosophical in return, without shared language, how sure could we that...
• Commented on Someone tell me what my dreams mean!
  Your post has me wondering about dreams now. Here’s my wondering: why do we dream at all? (I feel like I’ve learned about this, but I can’t remember.) More interestingly, why do we dream so abstractly and not about the...
• Commented on Assignment 2
  Been there, done that. I practically fell asleep during “The Lion King” in London. However, I will say that’s the way to do it: stay up until night in the new place, then you’ll fall asleep for a full night...
• Commented on Importance of Selective Attention
  I should no more (but I haven't gotten to studying for test that covers attention), but I might have an answer as to why we can't always selectively attend and why we overhear other things: Because our attention system is...
• Posted A Blogger's "How To..." to PSY 1001, Fall 2011--Sections 08 & 09
  So now that I've experimented with blogging and learned how to incorporate fun and interesting features like videos, images, and hyperlinks, I'm expecting you to do the same. The bar is being set higher. But that doesn't mean I'm going...
• Posted Cognitive Dissonance: Where Do You Stand? to PSY 1001, Fall 2011--Sections 08 & 09
  I need to test my ability to do cool things with blogs (insert links, embed videos, include pictures, etc.), but I want it to relate to psychology, so I chose cognitive dissonance, one of my favorite topics from my social...
• Commented on Neurological Disorders (Agnosia, Prosopagnosia)
  Thank you for bringing that to my attention. It can be hard for me to see at times whether or not groups are working well together and collaborating. I'm sorry to say that we will not give up the reliance...
• Commented on Assignment 1
  You certainly make a good point: Why is the nature-nurture debate still raging in a time when most scientists recognize the importance of both. I can't say for sure; I can only speculate: Because the debate is so old, these...
• Commented on Assignment 1
  Isn't it great how psychology relates so well to so many things? I love it!...
• Commented on Optical Illusions and the Subconscious
  It really is crazy that we can be told what's going on in the illusion and we'll still be tricked. Have you ever heard of the McCulloch effect (Wikipedia spells is McCullough, if you want to look at it)? It's...
• Commented on Psychology Write-up 1
  You are not alone in being fascinated by the biology/neurology of the brain and how it works. A lot of your peers have mentioned that, and it's one of the things that fascinated me about the field. But remember, not...
• Commented on Assignment 1
  A lot of other people are looking forward to that chapter, too. I hope it lives up to all of your expectations! I found my course on abnormal psychology fascinating!...
• Commented on Assignment 1
  I agree: that would be fascinating to hear. Do you ever watch the show "Bones." They have a psychologist on there who does quite a bit of profiling. I always enjoy those moments....
• Commented on Blog #1
  Sorry! I'll try to slow down a bit. We just get so crunched for time that I figure that if I talk faster, we can get more done. Please stop me in class if I get going to fast and...
• Commented on The Amazing Plasticity in the Brain
  That's a really interesting, which is not surprising, as plasticity is fascinating. Sadly, though, plasticity is not infinite; it can't compensate for everything. From what I have learned, Jodi will probably grow up suffering some sort of deficits (cognitive as...
• Posted Welcome! to PSY 1001, Fall 2011--Sections 08 & 09
  Hey guys! Welcome to the blog! This blog is designed for you guys to post any of your class-related thoughts, comments, or questions. It is also where you will submit your writing assignments. The first one is due October 2...