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• Commented on Freud: the Man, the Myth, the Thought Provoker
  Well written entry. I'd definitely agree that Freud is a major, if not the biggest, name in psychology and he's had a sizable effect on the field. The level to which his ideas are still supported today though are debatable....
• Commented on "I Can Do Better When You Are Watching Me" - Social Facilitation
  Good article, I liked the use of example from real life. I would say that how the presence of others affects you depends on the type of task you are doing. As we learned in class, we do better on...
• Commented on Taking Action: What I learned from PSY 1001
  I think most people find it surprising to hear about crimes that were witnessed and nothing was done. But it's always easy to say "I would've done something" when you're not actually in the situation. That being said, I agree...
• Commented on Rock A By Baby
  I'd definitely agree on the importance of sleep. I always find then when I get less than 7 hours of sleep I'm tired and grumpy most of the day. Oddly, I also find when I get TOO much sleep, 10+...
• Commented on To catch a criminal
  It's interesting to look how accurate our favorite shows actually are. I've heard the CSI shows are highly unrealistic while Law and Order is much more accurate. As far as criminal profiling, going off only what I learned in this...
• Posted Scientific thinking to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
  We learned about quite a few different topics this semester. However, from attraction to abnormal psychology, the one thing that remained constant was the use of scientific thinking. The six principles of ruling of rival hypotheses, correlation vs. causation, falsifiability,...
• Commented on One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Stoned Fish
  Very interesting topic! It's easy to overlook the effects of our choices especially when there are so many degrees of separation between taking an anti-depressant and a fish becoming depressed. I'd be curious to know what else you would find...
• Commented on Stop telling me to be thin!
  Although I agree the the media and society put an unhealthy amount of focus on being extremely thin, obesity is also one of the biggest problems in America today. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in America...
• Commented on The Fastest Way of Losing Weight?
  Body image is a complicated issue to explore, especially with all the different body types people are exposed to everyday through television and advertisements. The idea society has about what a beautiful body is has changed drastically over the last...
• Commented on Is Samantha Brick "Too Beautiful" or "Just Average"?
  I definitely think you're spot on with your analysis of Mrs. Brick's personality. I think you would find most women of above average attractiveness will have experienced many of the same things she has especially by the time they're 40....
• Posted Beauty Standards around the World to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
  Most people would agree that beauty is a fairly subjective thing. Everyone has different ideas about what is beautiful and find different things attractive. There are also differences between cultures on what is generally considered beautiful. This article discusses some...
• Commented on Am I a Good Parent??
  I would agree that your parenting style is not overly important. Like they talked about in the book, you don't have to be a perfect parent for your kid to turn out ok. I do however think that be uninvolved...
• Commented on Virtual Aggression
  There seems to be a lot of contradicting evidence in this debate. Some studies I've seen claim a clear correlation between violent video games and aggression while others seem to show no link at all. I think it will probably...
• Commented on Why am I Hungry Again?
  It's interesting to look at real world examples of classical conditioning. You don't really think of classical conditioning as something that happens outside of the lab. But there are many examples of it like the one you gave about the...
• Commented on Advertising between 1960-2012: How much have consumers changed?
  It's amazing how much advertising has changed in the last 50 years. An ad like this would draw outrage if it was published now. This reminds me a lot of the show Mad Men which is about an advertising company...
• Posted Bike Helmets, should they be mandatory? to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
  Most people have fond memories of learning to ride a bike. They also probably remember their parents reminding them to wear a helmet. And that seems like good advice. Riding your bike can be dangerous, especially in traffic, and if...
• Commented on How Smart are Animals Really?
  Self-awareness is a interesting topic to look at. It seems so natural to us that we know who we are and what we look like but for most animals this isn't true. I'd be interested to know what consequences being...
• Commented on Are you in charge of your decisions?
  This subject was brought up in the lecture the other day and I found it really fascinating. The idea that we never are really conscious of the reasons we do things is a bit unsettling. I would be curious to...
• Commented on Exercise while studying and recieve an A?
  I've always found that exercising is a great way to relieve stress so it's interesting to know that this supported in psychology. I wonder if studies have been done that show this effect?...
• Commented on Playing Tetris isn't Only for Procrastination Anymore
  Who would've thought such a simple game could have such effects? I know I've spent quite a few hours playing Tetris but I never considered it could have psychological uses. Perhaps this could be used by the military to help...
• Commented on One is the Loneliest Number: Isolation in Social Psychology
  Interesting post, it's amazing how much our behavior is affected by others. I did not realize how high the college suicide rate was. Do you think this problem is less common at smaller universities?...
• Posted Functionalism: Is sex the answer? to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
  In chapter one the idea that I was most intrigued by was functionalism. This is the idea the psychological characteristics can be explained by their adaptive purposes or in other words that different behaviors and feelings were inherited through evolution....