boydx285

Recent Actions

• 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 thought the study was interesting also. I wouldn't think conformity would be so high, but it is. I, too, see conformity in classes and elsewhere all the time. The pressure to conform can be immense at times. It seems...
• Commented on Am I the Only One?
  Good post and video! I think that the bystander effect happens most of the time, but I hope if I ever need some strangers to help me out, they will, like in the video. In the video, I think some...
• Posted ADHD is Personal to Me to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Impulsive, inattentive, does not sit still, does not play well with others, and throws a lot of temper tantrums are all symptoms that my step-bother has had for years. They are also common symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder. Children with...
• Commented on Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?
  Great post! I agree that people cannot choose whether to like girls or guys. I think it is mostly genetic, also. I is absurd that people think it is a choice whether or not to be gay. I think more...
• Commented on The Bigger The Better
  This is crazy! It seems so dangerous. Why would anyone ever want to do this to their children? Then, when the children become older, why would they want to be so big while it causes them so many health problems?...
• Commented on The Hunger Games
  I think parents need to sensor what their children watch. If they think it is OK for their children to watch a certain movie or play a certain video game, then so be it. It is up to the parents....
• Commented on Harmful Ideals
  This is so interesting! I wonder what would have happen if the media didn't portray beautiful as being sickly skinny. Would we as a culture still find more voluptuous women more attractive? I can hardly imagine a culture where they...
• Commented on Storm: A Risky Social Experiment?
  I think this is a bad idea. I think the child will get teased in school and be confused about who he or she is. I think the parents are taking it a step too far, but it is their...
• Commented on Real Life Good Will Hunting? The Chris Langan Story
  People just do what makes them happy, I guess. If I was super smart and enjoyed using my abilities at work all day, then I would. On the other hand, if I did not like using my abilities, I would...
• Commented on White, Skinny, and Big Eyed
  I think what we deem to be beautiful in American society is putting way too much pressure on people to look a certain way. The media definitely shapes who we find to be attractive, and we strive to be like...
• Commented on The Strange Situation
  I was a church nursery attendant in high school, and looking back, I can't totally see which of the different children had each of these attachments! I thought the different attachments were strange at first, but once I thought about...
• Commented on Boredom Made Me a Lie Dector
  The article is interesting, and I think many people display nonverbal cues and can give away lies. But, at the same time, I know people who are very good liars. I think it also depends on people's cultures and backgrounds....
• Commented on Dating the Guy sitting next to you in class?
  I like how you applied the proximity concept to the real world. I think proximity is a starting off point, as someone already said. Then, once you get closer to a person you realize that you like them. I had...
• Posted What is Emotional Intelligence? to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  What emotion is this person feeling? A. Happy B. Sad C. Angry I took an online emotional intelligence test and it asked questions like this, along with questions about what I would do in certain situations. Emotional intelligence, in...
• Commented on Doctor I need two CCs of touching!
  I, too, found the baby monkey experiment interesting. I think anyone would choose the more comfy mom when given the choice if they have food already. The experiment reminds me of a Maslow's hierarchy of needs for babies. Once they...
• Commented on Can you help me solve this problem?
  I remember in some math classes in high school students would have to right down the steps to everything they did in a problem. Students hated doing it and found it pointless. Maybe it was helpful after all....
• Commented on Have Your Pep Rallies Ever Lacked?
  We never had mental set problems with the pep rallies or events at my school. We would be asked to come to meetings with ideas, so we could google ideas or ask other people what they might want before the...
• Commented on I'm a Bilingual... She's a Trilingual.... He's a Polyglot!
  I saw this guy too. He is remarkable! Learning languages is his hobby, and I think he just really enjoys it which leads him to become fluent in so many languages. I know I could never keep so many different...
• Commented on No wonder why Dogs have such great hearing
  Great post! My dogs do the same thing! Except one of them is a lot more jumpy and always hears anything and everything around the house. I never knew why, though. I just thought she was more paranoid. I guess...
• Commented on Dreams: A figment of the imagination or a visual pathway into the future?
  I, too, find dreams interesting. When growing up I always thought dreams meant something. I thought if I had a dream about anything that I could relate it to something in real life. Maybe that's true, and maybe it's maybe...
• Posted How to train your... children? to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Teaching animals cool tricks is fun and exciting, but can we teach our children just like we teach our dogs? One way to train pets is clicker training. Clicker training is using short clicking noises when an animal does something...
• Commented on Football, Worth it or not?
  Nice blog! Other sports have problems with concussions too. People who play sports should know the dangers, and then decide to play or not. It would then be their decision, and they could not blame others for their decision to...
• Commented on The Placebo Effect
  I do not think the placebo effect is a bad thing. I think just the thought alone when taking some medicines can help people. More research should be done about what placebo pills can do to help and to what...
• Commented on Is modern medicine better than the traditional medicine?
  I think modern medicine has progressed from traditional medicine. I think many medicines help people just by the thought of taking medicine to help people-both traditional and modern. You take a medicine, and you think, "I should feel better now."...
• Posted You betcha to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Minnesota. The beautiful state we live in. If you're from here, you might pronounce "Minnesota" with more emphasis on the "o" than someone from another state. Different dialects of English are spoken all around the United States and the...