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• Posted What to Do? to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  I think the part of psychology that I will be most useful to me in the future is the section on problem solving. It will help me to refrain from or at least realize common mistakes when I approach my...
• Commented on Am I the Only One?
  This is funny because people often help when there are already plenty of people helping simply because they feel they should if everyone else is. Yet when someone truly needs help, they won't because no one else has led the...
• Commented on College Admission Tests: What For?
  I agree that the ACT, SAT, and other similar tests are not the best way to assess students coming into college. However, I understand that the reason for using them is probably because it would be unfair to go purely...
• Commented on "I'm sure that line 1 is the right answer, but everyone else is saying it's line 3... I'll go with 3"
  I really liked this study as well. I knew that it was very common for people to conform, but I didn't realize to what extent. I'm sure there are many reasons for this. One of the main reasons is probably...
• Commented on The Hunger Games
  I agree that it is up to the parents to decide what is or isn't too violent for their children to watch. It is hard to judge this unless you really know the child. Of course there will probably be...
• Commented on Is Being Gay A Choice?
  I also agree that being homosexual is not a choice. There is no way of knowing how other people feel. Therefore, it's unfair of us to judge people for their sexual orientation. I'm sure it is no easier for gay...
• Commented on Charlie Bit my Finger- What makes an Online Video go viral?
  That's so true. Whenever I think something is really funny and laugh really hard, it doesn't seem as good if I don't get to share it with anyone else. I think that sharing things makes them better, especially if the...
• Commented on Rapid Weightloss: Reality or Hoax?
  I agree completely. It's funny how people are willing to try crazy diets that are probably pretty unhealthy but they don't want to try the way that people are actually supposed to lose weight. All we have to do is...
• Commented on People detecting lies
  That's a really good point. It is probably best to just trust what people tell you since it's difficult to know for sure someone is lying. If they are lying, you will probably find out eventually anyway. Lie detecting is...
• Commented on Dating the Guy sitting next to you in class?
  I agree that this is an interesting concept. I wonder if it's actually the fact that you see them a lot, or just that you get the chance to meet them because you're around them a lot. In my experience,...
• Commented on peek a boo
  I've always loved how excited kids get when you play peek-a-boo with them. It's adorable how easy it is to make them so happy. I never really understood why they liked it so much, but it makes sense now that...
• Commented on Who has the best parents!
  I would say that my parents were also athoritative. I also agree that this is a good parenting style because it allows kids to make mistakes learn things on their own while setting limits when they need extra guidance. I...
• Commented on Doctor I need two CCs of touching!
  It's kind of cool to find out that it's actually the comfort and cuddling that causes babies to bond with their mothers. Although most people want to eat and get a hug when upset, I think that a hug is...
• Commented on Divorce? It may not be as bad as you think.
  That also surprises me that children whose parents fought less actually suffered more in the long-term. Your idea for a possible explanation makes sense though. For instance when a close friend betrays us, it's more hurtful than when someone we...
• Commented on Twin Telepathy?
  I love this video. It kills me every time. It would be cool if the twins were actually saying something specific to each other, however it's probably just them babbling and learning how to talk. The twins hearing each other...
• Commented on Don't Wake up in a Roadside Ditch
  Commercials are definitely a huge part of the superbowl. I usually hate almost every regular commercial, but sometimes the ones on during the superbowl are actually pretty funny. I think that companies should put more thought into their commercials if...
• Posted What were they thinking? to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  I often wonder how people can make some of the decisions they make when the right moral decision seems so obvious. Lawrence Kohlberg attempts to answer this question by studying how people answer questions that do not have clear cut...
• Commented on The Devastating Effects of Alzheimer's Disease
  I enjoyed reading this. I've often wondered what actually happens with AD that causes the memory loss so it was interesting to find out more about that. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be to not be able to...
• Commented on Nike's Reconstruction of Tiger's Image
  I agree that this is a good commercial. It does make you feel sorry for the guy even though he did something really stupid. I also don't really think we should be judging and inspecting every aspect of famous peoples...
• Commented on Do You Know Who You Are?
  Thinking of how frustrated I get when I forget something, or can't think of something that I'm sure I know, makes me realize how awful it would be to have amnesia. This movie is a great example of that even...
• Commented on Did you have to learn who you are?
  This is funny because I have a home video of me as a baby trying to get a ball out of a mirror when it's actually on the floor behind me. My entire family is sitting around watching me run...
• Commented on Little Albert...Found and in Poor Health
  This makes the results a lot less reliable even if Watson didn't know about little Albert's condition.I wonder if this example will be continued to be used as an example since it's so widely known. The same results may have...
• Commented on Animal Training- Air Bud
  I love that movie. It's cool to find out that something we learned about in class was actually used in an example of something I actually know about. I always wondered how they trained that dog. It helps reinforce that...
• Commented on Dolphin Language
  I agree that the noises that animals make back and forth should be considered language. They are using the noises to communicate something to each other, which is the purpose of language in my opinion. It may not be as...
• Commented on Bigfoot, UFOS, Ghosts, and God?
  I kind of think that we would have proof of Big Foot by now if it actually did exist. However, I suppose making a show about it and devoting time to searching for it could be a good way to...
• Commented on Subtle Observations
  I think that body language definitely affects how people respond to you in any situation. While some people react positively to a smile or nod without thinking about it, I also think that a big part of that is that...
• Posted Decisions or Not? to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  When I first started reading the article "Free Will: Now You Have It, Now You Don't," I was convinced that there's no way people's decisions are pre-determined. However a few points were made that led me to at least consider...
• Posted Conditioning to do, think, and feel to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Most people probably realize that animals and even humans can be conditioned to do things using positive and negative reinforcement. This idea of learning from implied benefits can be classified as operant conditioning. Another type of conditioning is classical conditioning....