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• Posted Do you remember... to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  The topic that I have found to be most memorable this semester was learning about the ways in which we remember things. This concept is extremely pertinent to all college students, as we are asked to recall and recognize a...
• Commented on A Cure for Discrimination?
  This relates very well to lectures that we had last week about in-group versus out-group people. It's easy for an individual to discriminate against out-group individuals because we tend to see all out-group people as homogeneous. That is, at first...
• Commented on 1 of 7 Billion
  I found the Big 5 personality test to resemble the Strengths Finder test that all freshmen took prior to starting at the U. The Strengths Finder test told me that I am futuristic and the Big 5 told me that...
• Commented on Last post, so sad
  The Big 5 was interesting to learn about, but "discovering" my Big 5 wasn't actually much of a discovery. I was not surprised to find myself quite high in extroversion and conscientiousness, for I am very organized, detail-orientated, and I...
• Commented on the six principals that I won't forget
  I also found the six scientific principles to be very engaging, as well as easy to relate to. As you noted, they are part of our everyday life, even if we don't consciously consider them. Many of these ideas are...
• Commented on The Genetics behind Homosexuality
  It's true that scientists have linked homosexuality to genes, but, as we have learned time and time again, nature and nurture play a part together. Homosexuality is partially genetic, but it is also influenced by the environment....
• Commented on The Genetics behind Homosexuality
  It's true that scientists have linked homosexuality to genes, but, as we have learned time and time again, nature and nurture play a part together. Homosexuality is partially genetic, but it is also influenced by the environment....
• Commented on The Most Complex Character on TV
  That was an extremely good explanation of Dr. Cox! I find it interesting to think about the personalities of different TV characters and to compare them to the characters on other shows. It's pretty easy to relate one character to...
• Commented on My Attachment to the Attachment Theory
  I also immediately began placing myself and the people that are closest in my life into the three categories (secure, avoidant, and anxious-ambivalent). This was a new topic to me, and I found it particularly interesting....
• Commented on Stress: A Part of our Everyday Lives
  I also found it beneficial to learn about coping with stress. As the book mentioned, aerobic exercise can help reduce stress levels, and I have found it helpful to go for a run as a way of alleviating stress as...
• Commented on This is who I am
  I agree with you that learning about personality was the most interesting topic. It's always more enjoyable to learn about something that you can relate to, and it was particularly interesting relating personality characteristics in the book to the image...
• Commented on Talk About a Touchy Subject
  What would you base college admissions off then? The tests aren't perfect, I agree, but they are necessary for college admissions. By basing admissions off a variety of factors, universities are better able to determine the kinds of people that...
• Commented on Bystander Effect-Hello? Somebody help me!!!
  This is an interesting post. As the book mentions, the bystander effect is less likely to happen when people are aware of the potentially harmful effects of their inaction. Thus, educating people about the bystander effect would lead to a...
• Commented on Bystander Effect-Hello? Somebody help me!!!
  This is an interesting post. The book points out that merely being knowledgeable about the bystander effect can reduce it's tendency to occur. Therefore, informing the general public about the bystander effect and how it can have dangerous consequences would...
• Commented on Is Being Gay A Choice?
  Like the author of the previous comment said, it's difficult to tell if it a choice or not. A person might be homosexual because they were born that way (ie: their genes), or they might be homosexual because of the...
• Commented on Is sugar a drug?
  I also find it hard to believe that sugar is as addictive as cocaine, but if we take this assertion as fact, how would Americans go about reducing sugar intake levels? Nearly all foods are packaged with preservatives and are...
• Commented on People detecting lies
  I hadn't thought of jurors being so confident in a person lying in an oath before, but it is an interesting notion. Of course the current legal system isn't flawless, as noted by some infamous cases in which innocent people...
• Commented on Nourishment or Touch?
  Those are some interesting connections. In addition to seeking comfort and nourishment, infants seek out familiar voices. Studies have shown that infants can distinguish their mother's voice from a stranger's voice at only four days old....
• Commented on Relationships, have you looked deeper into them??
  I agree that attractiveness is, in large part, subjective, as noted by the saying "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." However, there are some things that people find objectively attractive. For instance, men find the hourglass figure attractive...
• Commented on The glucostatic theory is real!
  Interesting article. However, I disagree that it should be changed to a law (versus a theory). People abuse the word "theory"; in science, a theory is not just a guess, it is a truth about the world that has been...
• Posted The Modern Demise & How to Live Ethically to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Jonathon Haidt is an influential psychologist and author of a recent book, titled "The Happiness Hypothesis." The book features eleven steps to achieving happiness. One of the chapters, "The felicity of virtue," talks about the loss of virtuous qualities in...
• Commented on Who has the best parents!
  Taking this a slightly different direction, I think that both one's economic and racial background influence the type of parent one becomes. My parents, as middle-class white Americans, are authoritative. However, I would expect, say, an impoverished parent from a...
• Commented on Who has the best parents!
  Going another direction with it, I believe both our race and our economic class have a strong influence over what kind of parenting technique we use. For example, my parents (middle-class Americans) were authoritative, but I would presume a parent...
• Commented on How Reliable are Flashbulb Memories?
  To me, the most interesting part of this post is that "the emotional impact of the event seems to relate to how vivid and accurate these memories still are." I had never realized there is a correlation between how vivid...
• Commented on Did you have to learn who you are?
  After reading these posts, a question came to mind: does the average time it takes a baby to realize oneself in the mirror vary across cultures and nations? For example, Americans are often centered around the individual, while many Asian...
• Commented on How to train your... children?
  Clicker training could prove to be tremendously successful when used with athletes. Often times practices aren't long enough to pull each athlete aside and commend them for their efforts, but clicker training could be a faster, more efficient way to...
• Commented on Street Art
  A few months back there was a 3D drawing of the Minneapolis skyline drawn on the sidewalk/wall near the Weisman Art Museum. If you happened to be walking west towards the bridge, the picture looked incredibly real and it was...
• Posted Gravity and Relativity to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  It's not often we consider gravity in our everyday life, and maybe even less often when looking at a piece of art; in both contexts, heuristics are often used. The picture below provides a contradiction to natural thoughts and experiences,...
• Posted Half the brain, half the ability? to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Chapter three deals with several interesting topics: transmission of neurons inside of the brain, the functional roles inside of the brain and how they are related to specific parts of the body, and human genetics. Each of the lobes...