Posted Is it possible to change human's memory to Fall 2011 Psy1001 Sec21
From all the concepts I learnt from Psychology 1001,the most interesting one I find is that people can erase and modify others' memories. I believe I would remember this study for a long time, because the result drawn from it...
Posted Genetic and environmental influences on IQ to Fall 2011 Psy1001 Sec21
In chapter 9, the author introduced the concept of intelligence quotient, which is defined as systematic means of quantifying differences among people in their intelligence (Page 327, Lilienfeld textbook, intelligence qoutient). The author also mentions different means of calculating IQ...
Posted The Affect of Violent Video Games on Children Behavior to Fall 2011 Psy1001 Sec21
There has been a debate about violent video's effect on children development. Some people believe that the violent content of video games would increase aggressive behaviors for children while others don't. After reading some articles online, I personally believe that...
Posted False Memory to Fall 2011 Psy1001 Sec21
According to the Loftus article, it is possible to change details of one's memories for previously experienced events, and people also can plant entirely false memories into the minds of unsuspecting individuals, even if sometimes the events would be implausible...
Posted Lucid Dreaming to Fall 2011 Psy1001 Sec21
In chapter 5, the author introduced a concept called lucid dreaming, which is defined as experience of becoming aware that one is dreaming (Page 171, Lilienfeld textbook, lucid dreaming). It challenged the idea that people are either totally asleep...
Posted Inattentional Blindness to Fall 2011 Psy1001 Sec21
In chapter 4, the author introduced a concept called inattentional blindness, which is defined as failure to detect stimuli that are in plain sight when our attention is focused elsewhere (Page 130, Lilienfeld textbook, inattentional blindness). In the discussion session,...
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