Posted What I Will Remember: False Memories to Section 04 and 05 F11 PSY 1001
As I begin to reflect on this semester's class of Psychology 1001, I realize that I have indeed learned and absorbed a lot of new information. However, the concept that currently seems to stick out most in my mind...
Posted The Truth About Races and IQ Scores to Section 04 and 05 F11 PSY 1001
In chapter nine of the Lilienfeld text, titled "Intelligence and IQ Testing," it discusses racial differences in IQ scores. For starters, IQ stands for intelligence quotient and is defined as a systematic mean of quantifying differences among people in...
Posted Lie Detection: Doing More Harm Than Good? to Section 04 and 05 F11 PSY 1001
I am confident that the majority of us have seen a polygraph test at some point, whether it be in a movie, a talk show episode or in person. In chapter 11 of the Lilienfield text it discusses the polygraph...
Posted Memories: Are They All Real? to Section 04 and 05 F11 PSY 1001
For last week's discussion we were assigned to read an article on the Paul Ingram case. The tragic story started when Paul's daughter, Ericka, went on a church retreat and was confronted by a speaker, Karla Franko. Franko insisted that...
Posted Dreams: Let's Get Real to Section 04 and 05 F11 PSY 1001
In chapter five of the Lilienfeld text, it discusses the neurocognitive theory, the theory that dreams are a meaningful product of our cognitive capacities, shaping what we dream about. This concept illustrates that our dreams reveal to us what our...
Posted Casey Anthony: Murderer or Victim? to Section 04 and 05 F11 PSY 1001
Many of you may have followed the infamous Casey Anthony trial or most likely have heard of it at some point. Among the charges filed against Casey Anthony, homicide of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, was the most serious. I...
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