Posted Thinking back to Psychology... to Section 04 and 05 F11 PSY 1001
Five years from now, I will remember the placebo and nocebo effect. I am majoring in neuroscience, and am very interested in learning about the biological reasons the effects take place. So five years from now, I hope to study...
Posted P.T. Barnum effect: Accepting high base rates. to Section 04 and 05 F11 PSY 1001
The P.T. Barnum effect refers to the tendency of people accepting misleading descriptions. The reason the P.T. Barnum effect is misleading is because it has high base rates, it can easily apply to a lot of people. The P.T. Barnum...
Posted Egocentrism- Why are we always correct? to Section 04 and 05 F11 PSY 1001
Have you ever ran into people who will never see two sides to a story, or believe that their beliefs apply to everybody, and most of all people who can't see the world from another perspective. This perspective shows us...
Posted Memory Deterioration: Why can't we remember it anymore? to Section 04 and 05 F11 PSY 1001
Memory Deterioration is the process of memories deteriorating by means of aging, injuries and accidents, or brain diseases. But why do these causes make our memories worse? Is it the only cause? Many people try to come up with only...
Posted Freud's Dream Protection Theory- What is the meaning of our dreams? to Section 04 and 05 F11 PSY 1001
Freud's dream protection theory states many things about dreams such as fulfillment theories, wish fulfillment, and dreams being the protectors of sleep. But are these theories correct? Have these claims been disproved? The answer is yes, and they are false...
Posted Synesthesia- " Mixed Feelings " to Section 04 and 05 F11 PSY 1001
Synesthesia can be defined simply as the mixing of senses within a individual. By mixing, I mean interchanging, or you can think of it as replacing. It's when people experience crossing sensations such as having the ability to taste colors,...
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