Posted Conformity, A Concept I'll Remember to Section 16 and 17 F11 PSY 1001
A concept that has caught my interest and applies to my daily life is that of Solomon Asch's conformity. Conformity is the tendency of people to alter their behaviors as a result of group pressure. In our discussion sections we...
Posted The Controversial Projective Personality Test to Section 16 and 17 F11 PSY 1001
The use of projective tests to assess personality is highly controversial. Many people question it's reliability and validity because of the nature of the test. A projective test is one that presents ambiguous stimuli such as that in the Rorschach...
Posted Do Diet Pills Really Work? to Section 16 and 17 F11 PSY 1001
There are many products out there that claim to help you lose weight and body fat fast, but are these extraordinary claims true? Lipozene is a diet pill that makes such extraordinary claims. The fact that it's an infomercial that...
Posted Learn While You Sleep! to Section 16 and 17 F11 PSY 1001
Tired of staying up until 3am cramming for that psychology test in the morning? Sick of reading and re-reading material because it just wont stick? Then sleep-learning is for you! Sleep learning, called "Sleep-Assisted Learning" is the learning of new...
Posted Being A Prisoner of Your Own Body to Section 16 and 17 F11 PSY 1001
Have you ever seen people or animals suddenly fall asleep while in the middle of doing something such as eating? If so, then you've most likely witnessed somebody with the disorder narcolepsy. This disorder causes people to unexpectedly fall asleep,...
Posted Does Cracking your Knuckles Lead to Arthritis? to Section 16 and 17 F11 PSY 1001
For many years parents have been saying," Don't crack your knuckles or you'll get arthritis!", and we believed our parents, although many of us still cracked our knuckles when they weren't looking. This is a classic case of correlation...
Posted Does Cracking your Knuckles Lead to Arthritis? to Does Cracking your Knuckles Lead to Arthritis?
Does Cracking your Knuckles Cause Arthritis? For many years parents have been saying," Don't crack your knuckles or you'll get arthritis!", and we believed our parents, although many of us still cracked our knuckles when they weren't looking. This is...
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