Posted High IQ vs. Low EQ to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
Makeup Blog for Discussion 11-17-11 Are people with high IQ always successful in life? Chris Langan, the smartest man in the US, did not get a degree from any universities. He did not become a scientist, a professor, or a...
Posted Similarity = Attractiveness? to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
Makeup Blog for Discussion 12-1-11 In the textbooks, the author started that similarity,the extent to which two people have things in common with others, is one of the most important factors for us to determine whether someone else is attractive...
Posted Can animals be altruistic? to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
Do we help people simple because we want to help them? or do we help them for egoistic reasons? Psychologists have had the same questions for many years. Some people assume no one can really be altruistic. They assume...
Posted Are you lying? to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
Are lie-detection techniques accurate? Most polygraph tests uses Pinochhio response to determine lies. Pinochhio response, according to our textbook, is a perfect physiological or behaviroal indicator of lying. When people lie, their bodily reactions are the indicators of whether...
Posted Waiting Until the Last Minute, Again?! to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
It's called Procrastination! Procrastination has became one of the most frequent study problems that college students experience. It's common, widespread and often troubling to many people. There are several methods to overcome procrastination, however, most procrastinators find them useless...
Posted Can Amygdala Recognize Good Friends? to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
How many friends do you have? What do they look like? Did you know that your amygdala determines the number and the looks of your friends? Recent researches have shown that amygdala volume correlates with the complexity and the size...
Posted Large Amygdala=Large Social Circle? to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
Before we start talking about the amazing functions of amygdala, I would first ask you to write down how many close friends you have and what their faces look like. If you are like me, who is not an expert...