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• Posted "Aww, you have a migraine...you must be stressed!" to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
  I found chapter 12 to be quite interesting. Mainly because of all the various ways in which stress effects us physically. I'm not sure about others, but I used to see the commercials about people with depression and hear the...
• Commented on Why people don't like to touch strangers？
  Your picture drew me in! The idea of personal space is a concept I spent time trying to figure out where it came from...I'm still working on it, but the book and posts like yours help and serve as a...
• Favorited Why people don't like to touch strangers？ on Section 24 PSY 1001pub
• Commented on How to Spot a Liar!
  Nice video! I hanestly have tried to look for these signals, but everyone is different. Needless to say my career as a "human lie detector" is over. I also loved the inclusion of kids in your post (love kids!). It...
• Favorited How to Spot a Liar! on Section 24 PSY 1001pub
• Commented on A Game of Emotions
  Great photo! This blog also made me think of the effects of violence on gender. Most physical sports(football) are more geared towards men (not saying that women don't play physical sports, but this has always been the view held by...
• Favorited A Game of Emotions on Section 24 PSY 1001pub
• Commented on Easy Target?
  I was so surprsied at the videos about "people switching". I suffered from the "not me" symptom by thinking that could never happen to me. Sadly upon writing this post I realized it already has. It makes me wonder if...
• Posted Engaged couple discover they are brother and sister when their parents meet just before wedding to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
  Yes this is true! The siblings were seperated after a divorce between their parents. Mom took the daughter (at 8months old) and Dad took the son (at 2yrs old). The big question is how? How could this happen? After reading...
• Posted Easy Target? to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
  Of all the topics covered, I find the aspect (or section about) of memory to be the most interesting. It still blows my mind how easily we can be influenced by others. I was also a little embarrassed to see...
• Posted Fear...is it all in our minds??? to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
  I wasn't surprised to find out that the amygdala is located near the part of our brains that is resposible for memory. When you think about it, it is our memory that helps us learn how we will respond to...
• Posted Fear...Is it all in our minds??? to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
  I wasn't surprised to find out that the amygdala and memory are connected. When you think about it, it is our memory that helps us learn how we will respond to certain situations. I can definitely put some real life...