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Posted Stages of Development: A New Way of Thinking to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
In the coming years I think that Piaget's principle of stages and debate that surrounds around it is what will stick with me the most. Growing up my parents talked about the stages of development and that my cousins were...
Posted Are lie detectors really accurate? to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
Polygraphs, or lie detectors, are frequent shown on TV as an accurate way of detecting lies. So what's the truth? According to the research polygraphs have a high false positive rate, meaning that the test isn't measuring a person's lie...
Posted Sense of Humor: Nature or Nurture? to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
Is your sense of humor acquired through your environment or is it genetic? In a study done in 2000, a study was done trying to see if there was a genetic component to your sense of humor. The study...
Posted Pigeons playing Ping-Pong: fact or fiction? to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
Fact. Have you ever seen a pigeon play Ping-Pong? Well through simple animal training techniques this is an actuality. Using a couple simple training techniques an animal behaviorist, named B.F. Skinner, was able to teach two pigeons to play during...