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• Commented on Memories of Psych...
  I also find the topic of memory fascinating! It's interesting how much memory shades our perception of the world. Supposedly remembering things that never happened is such an odd phenomenon. I am interested to see if psychologists come up with...
• Commented on Clowns are scary
  I never knew how common coulrophobia was! I find it fascinating that social phobia is so common as well. I wonder why most of us have much subtler forms of social phobia. It it is truly due to genetic causes...
• Commented on 5 years from now...
  I agree! Classical conditioning is a concept that almost everyone understands yet it wasn't until PSY 1001 that I knew there was a name for it! An awesome concept that can be used for the greater good. And I have...
• Posted Personality: Not What I Once Thought to Psy 1001 section 26 Spring 2012
  I used to think that personality was directly a product of one's experiences. Despite the fact that I took a biology course in high school, not once did the role of genetics in determining personality come up! Although the book...
• Commented on It's you, not me
  I definitely don't think beauty is unified across all cultures. But I don't see that as a bad thing. I think it's great that there are so many definitions of beauty. However, I think the pressure society puts on women...
• Commented on Monkey See, Monkey Do.
  I wonder if there is any way to which one could measure how correlated parents and childrens actions are. I would be interested to see if they are correlated in all areas of decision making or just age of pregnancy....
• Commented on Double Eyelids, Beautiful?
  A girl that lives across the hall from me who is orginially from China told me the same thing! She uses skin bleach to make her skin whiter. Which I found shocking. Even more shocking, I believe, is there thoughts...
• Commented on Unborn Baby Geniuses
  I have to agree with the comment above. I don't believe that the sole reason parents read to their unborn child is to increase their reading skills. In our psych book it states that unborn and new born babies show...
• Commented on The Final Push
  I''m curious if there is a certain amount of time it takes for the brain to "Recharge" and forget a mental set. Obviously I would think that the more time the better but part of me believes there are some...
• Commented on What do cats and babies have in common?
  Interesting topic! I believe babies think before they are self aware. I think humans naturally tend to be very curious and want to learn. Babies always seem to be soaking up new things. Obviously babies think very differently from adults,...
• Commented on Please, Keep your Food Down!
  I never would have guessed that Bulimia can be linked to genetic factors. I would love to hear more about that. One thing that came to mind while reading above was that it's interesting that so many girls today know...
• Posted Homework Should Never Be Done Alone to Psy 1001 section 26 Spring 2012
  Recently I was working on a set of homework problems and couldn't figure out the last problem. I just didn't understand how to put the data into the equation I had. So after working on the problem for quite a...
• Commented on 16 and Pregnant Revealed!- Assignment 3- Emily Stasel
  The idea that insecure attachment is the reason for early motherhood is interesting but at the same time it is hard for me to see the connection. It would be interesting if they could study this somehow. Although it would...
• Commented on SleepWalking-Valid Arguement in Trial
  I must disagree with the idea that sleepwalkers can be easily awakened. I had extensive nightmares and used to sleepwalk quite frequently when i was younger. I used to take showers while sleepwalking and my mother would have to make...
• Commented on My Memory of Running Away?
  I feel like many people have experienced these false memories. I also have a vivid memory of being on a vacation somewhere and once brought it up to my parents to which they responded that we had never gone on...
• Commented on Knock, Knock. Is anyone here? - Conscious Awareness
  Given that the technology is available in order to see if someone is truly conscious or not, you would think we would see fewer controversial news stories about this topic. I feel like every year there's a least one story...
• Commented on Resisting Triggers
  Although it seems improbable that a drug created to reduce the desire to use drugs would work, I don't see this as the worst idea. However, maybe they should experiment with placebos and see if patients "feel" the desire to...
• Commented on Sex, Sensuality and Salad
  I would have to agree with the statement that most adults see through the demure behind this add. I would assume most adults are able to recognize that the producers of this add were using Kim's sexuality only to lure...
• Commented on Stress, Coping, and Health
  It's scary to think that a person's mental state can affect their physical state. I feel like with so much pressure put on young students these days, awareness of the consequences of stress will soon be more publicized than ever....
• Commented on The Social World We Live In.
  Interesting topic! I guess when you think about it, it does seem sort of ridiculous that we spend so much time thinking about how others perceive us. The idea of the need for social acceptance seems rather odd. I wonder...
• Commented on ESP: Proven by science!
  After reading the article I'm shocked at how ridiculously extravagant its claims are. Although I feel like I would have noticed this before PSY 1001, it isn't until now, after learning about fallacies, that I truly realize how often authors...
• Commented on The Great Debate: Not Politics or Religion But... Videogames?
  From reading the comments above, a different idea comes to my mine. It seems possible that competitive behavior leads to aggressive behavior, however, competitive behavior doesn't sound like the real root of aggression. I would challenge the author of this...
• Posted The Problem with Exercise Guidelines to Psy 1001 section 26 Spring 2012
  How Much Should You Exercise Each Day? Article 1: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/AN01713 Article 2: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/15/health/webmd/main1044716.shtml Article 3: http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/exercise/a/enoughexercise.htm The CBS News Article (article 2) demonstrates the Bandwagon Fallacy by stating that the new guidelines which encourage people to exercise 30 minutes a...
• Posted Emotion in faces to Psy 1001 section 26 Spring 2012
  Chapter Eleven is called "Emotion and Motivation." It addresses all of the emotions people have and more specifically, body language. Body language is something that we experience on a daily basis. Most people react to body language without even noticing...