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• Posted Perceptual Blindness to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Perceptual blindness is an effect when someone is concentrating on something and passively ignore other details or actions that are in their sight. Perceptual blindness happens all the time, but of course, if you are experiencing it, you won't remember...
• Commented on Gordan Allports Five characterisitics: Peter Griffin
  I agree with your assessment of Peter. I would say that not only would those characteristics matches with Peter but also with other characters in other shows that are made to be comedies similar to Family Guy. For example, The...
• Commented on Does Birth Order Matter?
  I do not think that birth order affects your personality. I don't think birth order and personality have a strong correlation because comparing that study to my family, it's totally incorrect. I think that your personality does have to do...
• 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 agree that conformity is still in existence. I find myself in similar situations like the the people in the study a couple of times. It is amazing what people will do to make themselves feel more comfortable with others....
• Commented on A Cure for Discrimination?
  I agree with the "cure" to discrimination. Most people discriminate because they are unfamiliar with what they are discriminating against. But then again, it is up to those people to choose to learn about others and to view things from...
• Commented on Conditioning
  I agree that conditioning is one of the most important concept that we've learned throughout the semester. I also agree that "conditioning" is a word that will be engraved in our mind because of its involvement with psychology and many...
• Commented on Nourishment or Touch?
  I agree that the interaction between parents and their children is very important. By having interactions with your children, the child will become more comfortable with you and that is how you create a strong bond. So this experiment proves...
• Commented on The Strange Situation
  It is interesting how children will act and it is sometimes unpredictable. I think that they way they act and the kind of attachment that they have also depends on how they are raised too. Their parents and environment can...
• Commented on The Bigger The Better
  I agree that this does seem wrong in our environment where obesity seems to be unattractive, but then other cultures may think differently. So, although I agree that this practice can be dangerous I respect their attractions for bigger brides....
• Commented on Harmful Ideals
  Your last statement was quite intriguing as how you said that maybe the Mauritanian men preferred obese women because they were more healthy and able to produce more offspring. That is an interesting way to view their culture. I wonder...
• Commented on The Hunger Games
  This is a interesting post, as I also heard that The Hunger Games film was actually more violent than expected. I also believe that if children are exposed to violent media at an young age, it may affect their behaviors...
• Commented on How to Detect a Lie
  Wow, your facts were quite informative. It's quite interesting that even college students scored higher than federal polygraphers, considering that they doing more lie detecting than students. I wonder what other behaviors are exposed when someone lies to another?...
• Commented on Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?
  I agree with your statement about how homosexuality is not a choice. And I really like that pie graph of yours....
• Posted Is Being Gay A Choice? to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Do you think being gay is a choice? According to The New Civil Rights Movement, 47% of Americans believe that being gay is a choice. That is almost half of the population. I believe that being gay is not a...
• Commented on Animal Training- Air Bud
  It's amazing how as you grow up you learn many new things and apply it to the past memories of your childhood and a light bulb comes on. It makes you realized that psychology has been around for that long...
• Commented on Human Meat
  This advertisement is really an eye catcher, and it is true that we should reduce the meat we consume, but I disagree about the question about eating innocent animals vs innocent humans. Eating animals is part of the food chain....
• Commented on Mischievous Magellan
  In my opinion, I would say that Magellan was being greedy and selfish which is part of survival. Your cat doesn't think about how the food is Boris' food but wants the food for herself. By being greedy she can...
• Commented on Nomophobia.... a real scare?
  Wow! I never knew that such a thing exist. It's amazing how technology has improved and became a part of our everyday lives. I used to be able to remember everyone's phone number and birthdays, but now that I have...
• Commented on The Psychology of Social-network Sites
  I think that what people post is their business and if they are to post something unwanted on a social network site than they will bare the consequences of whatever that is. I'm pretty amazed that there's a study on...
• Commented on Don't Wake up in a Roadside Ditch
  I agree with your statement about how the commercials are a big part of the Superbowl. I don't watch the Superbowl myself but I have friends that do. When I asked them what happened in the game they have no...
• Posted Smelling Axey to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Have you ever seen an overly exaggerated commercial that caught your attention? There are many commercials that have misled the general people with extra affects that are only meant to attract customers. For example, the commercials of Axe products...
• Commented on Can Our Religious Faith Be Found in a Gene?
  I believe religion is a nurture thing. I don't believe it can be nature. Religion is recognized when you are old enough to understand it. I don't believe anyone can be born being truly devoted to a religion without anyone...
• Commented on Exercise? How Much?
  I agree. I'm not an athletic person but walking back and forth to classes, crossing the Washington bridge 4 times a day really made me feel healthier and it does help me go to sleep better too. Even though walking...
• Commented on Nature versus Nurture
  For that woman who is saying that aggressive driving is all she knew, if, for example she was to have taken driver's ed and learned about road rage and aggressive driving, would you still say that her behavior is nature...
• Posted How Should I Greet You? to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  How would you greet a stranger when you meet in another country? With a wave? A kiss? A hug? What is the most appropriate answer? The answer varies within different cultures. Different cultures reacts differently to each gestures because...