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• Posted DS Memory - Caffeine to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  Caffeine might have been proven to help prevent memory loss in people who have neurodegenerative diseases. In an experiment in which lab rats were given caffeine over a long period of time, results showed that these lab rats displayed better...
• Commented on Learning About What to Ignore
  To be honest, I never really thought about it like that. Now that you mention this, though, I have been able to pick up on some areas as to when these principles can be applied. As one person mentioned in...
• Commented on Paranormal State or Paranormal Fake?
  You bring up an interesting point. Forms of media, such as books or television shows, do often discuss paranormal-related events; and, like you mentioned, they often lack evidence. It's good that this class helped you realize that these shows usually...
• Commented on What I Will Take With Me
  I agree with what you said. Although the six scientific thinking principles might not be the most important, you can relate them to everything. You probably noticed that each chapter within our textbook incorporated those six principles in some way....
• Commented on Remembering how I Remembered What I Remembered
  I learned so much this year about learning, no pun intended. Although this class didn't, obviously, describe everything there is to know about this interesting topic, I feel like the parts that we did discuss within this topic will be...
• Commented on The Yerkes-Dadson Law
  I never really had thought about how the Yerkes-Dodson law applied to sports. Now that you have mentioned this, I feel like it could be a very important aspect to coaching. I have considered trying to coach teenagers in either...
• Commented on The Young Guns
  I agree with your statements. The order that you were born could have some affect on your personality, but it is not as big of a factor as other things, like genetics. I happen to be the oldest kid in...
• Commented on I Need to Belong
  I happen to come from a low-class family, and I live within twenty minutes of campus. Therefore, the smartest decision for me would have been to live at home. I would have saved thousands of dollars each year. However, I...
• Commented on IQ testing as a measure of job performance
  I agree with you in that IQ testing can be used to help determine the applicant-selection process. However, like you mentioned, you cannot only rely on that. Certain jobs, such as lawyers, physicians, etc., would obviously prefer a higher IQ...
• Commented on An Ethical Dilemma that We Must Address
  I believe that it is wrong to allow parents to pick the "best" embryos. While deleting a harmful gene seems great to the immediate family, we have no idea as to how that could affect everything else. If everyone is...
• Posted Lookin' Ahead to the Future to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  Believe it or not, I believe that I will be able to apply a lot of my new knowledge to my future career. My goal, as of right now, is to work in the Marketing/Advertising/Sales side of a sports organization....
• Commented on What Divorce Does to Kids
  I agree with your entry. Although I have not been affected personally by a divorce, I feel like I have a decent amount of knowledge about the whole situation. It seems to me like divorces are never easy, but they...
• Commented on Stupid Intelligence tests
  I agree that IQ tests can only determine so much. However, arguing in favor of college admissions, I believe that ACT and SAT scores are the best/most efficient determinant, that is currently available, for college success. Although your test results...
• Commented on Famous IQ's
  I also found this data to be quite interesting. It's crazy to think that a president, such as John Quincy Adams, could have been considered a genius. However, since the data from the textbook is based off estimates, I am...
• Commented on You Said What?
  I think that being bilingual is extremely advantageous for many reasons. Like you mentioned, it might be easier to learn new material. Distinguishing between two languages requires a lot of work, along with a lot of time spent learning new...
• Commented on Repetition and Memory
  I see where you are coming from with this argument. There are numbers that you probably remember better than others. However, I kind of find it hard to believe that he would remember his co-workers' numbers and not his wife's...
• Commented on Erasing Memories: Is it possible?
  I think it's safe to say that most people have, or will have, experienced something they want to forget. However, I don't think it's right to try and erase that memory forever. That event helped you become who you are...
• Commented on Violence and Video Games
  I mostly agree with your argument. I do not think violent televisions shows, movies, video games, etc. cause violence in children. I think that it certainly could affect the child's ideas of violence, such as how to act violent. However,...
• Posted Just Your "Average Joe" to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  Contrary to the popular belief, people around the world find "average-looking" people to be the most attractive. According to our psychology textbook, these "average" faces have more symmetry, which is a strong indicator for psychical attractiveness. Although it is hard...
• Commented on Do lie detectors...lie?
  I think this post brings up a very good point. I have always been one to not believe in things, and the lie detector test is one of them. I could never understand why a machine could determine someone's life....
• Commented on "Oh, my, God. Becky, look at her butt."
  In my personal opinion, the media is the main reason for people's low self-esteem. Without the media's portrayals, our ideas of who, or what, looks "perfect" could be completely different. When the media discusses that a popular celebrity gained thirty...
• Commented on Emotion and Advertising
  Psychology and marketing have a strong correlation. Google knew that appealing to one's emotions is one of the factors of marketing. Google's marketing team was able to create a positive image for their company, through this commercial, because everyone enjoys...
• Commented on You can train a fish?
  Amazing. I knew that training animals could be done, but I never thought of training fish. Although the trainer didn't make the fish learn anything beneficial, it makes you ponder the endless possibilities of animal training. Many pets and circus...
• Posted If Athletes can smoke, so can we. to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  Advertising/Marketing and Psychology have a strong correlation. Because of this, many companies and marketing firms use the concepts of classical conditioning to make their advertisements successful. They often manipulate the consumers' emotions. Cigarette companies, such as Camel, are a good...
• Commented on Gender Neutral - Sasha Laxton Defies Stereotypes
  First of all, this is a very interesting story. It's hard to believe that someone would attempt to raise their kid as gender-neutral. Anyways.. I think this parenting method could be good or bad. I think it would be a...
• Commented on Hey nice bracelet. Can you really jump higher?
  Like many people have already mentioned, the Power Balance bracelets are popular because of the placebo effect. People will buy the bracelet and then jump slightly higher. Although the people assume that it was a result of their new purchase,...
• Posted Blog Entry #1 - Chapter 11: Emotion and Motivation to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  If you didn't read the title of this blog entry, Chapter 11 focuses on emotion and motivation. The chapter starts out by giving many different examples of emotions, and then it explains how we use our emotions to make decisions....