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• Posted "When will I ever need this?" to Psy 1001 Section 04-05 Spring 2012
  A common phrase from students learning something seemingly "invaluable", this often slips out (possibly a Freudian slip?) when overcome with frustration over being taught something that will possibly have little application in the real world (I will probably never...
• Commented on Professional Sports and The Pressure of Social Facilitation
  Playing under pressure is definitely difficult to do. When my high school volleyball team made our run to the state tournament, our inexperience showed. I'm from a town of around 5,000 people, and our gym capacity was around 1,000 people....
• Commented on What would you do?
  There's no doubt that everyone has fell victim to the bystander effect. My mom and I were watched a segment on the Today show which proved the bystander effect. They ran a study with a pseudo-rapist and a pseduo-victim, and...
• Commented on Every-Body is Beautiful
  The first thing that struck me is how much women have to make sacrifices in order to look beautiful. In Burma, women have to endure the pain of having their ribs constantly compressed; in Ethiopia, if having your teeth ripped...
• Commented on Not to be sexist but...
  I like how you involved "chess club" in your post, especially as I was very much involved in chess in my childhood years. At first I was offended, as I'm a female who was in chess club and attended Nationals...
• Commented on Saying 'yes' to more than JUST a dress...
  First of all, I love how you connected Psychology to Say Yes to the Dress, as I never thought about Psych when watching the show. I agree she is very happy, as most brides are when picking out their dresses....
• Commented on Stranger Anxiety
  It seems like this is a prevalent case for many freshmen college students with a random roommate (I'm assuming he was random). However, I simply think this is just a case of differing personalities. Not trying to buy too much...
• Commented on Fact or Fiction? The Midlife Crisis
  I honestly think the "midlife crisis" is all hype. I mean, yes, crisis may occur (i.e. facing debt, getting fired from a job, etc.) but I think the media plays it out to be an easy scapegoat. When these events...
• Commented on Business Practices
  I do agree with the nurture aspect of it, but there's also something to be said about the nature aspect as well. I feel like these two always seem to go hand in hand, but, as we've seen, it's very...
• Posted Are you an outlier? to Psy 1001 Section 04-05 Spring 2012
  Do you consider yourself to be an "expert" in a certain area? If so, could you easily say that you've practiced this skill for more than 10,000 hours? Our textbook has only touched on this subject, but once I saw...
• Commented on Just how much do divorces impact our children?
  I have not been in this situation, but can imagine how tough it would be on the child. I've heard stories of how parents try to "buy" the children's love, in hopes that they would want to spend more time...
• Commented on Multilingualism
  Learning a new language is very tough. I grew up speaking English with my parents and Spanish with my great-grandmother, who was my babysitter during the day and did not speak any English. It came natural to me. However, as...
• Commented on Diminishing Memories
  In accordance with the comments above, I too have been affected by Alzheimer's, with my grandfather suffering severely. As you said, it is a gradual process. One day he simply forgets that he came to my volleyball game earlier in...
• Commented on Alzheimer's Disease: Mystery Still Remains
  I do wish there was a cure for this. From experience, as I'm sure many of our peers undergo, our parents and/or grandparents exhibit some type of memory loss and it is frustrating to go through. From the summary of...
• Commented on I Remember It Like It Was Yesterday
  I wonder if there is a degree of how a certain flashbulb memory will vary over time. For example, I know that the story of when I heard about the 9/11 hasn't changed over time. I also know exactly what...
• Commented on Animal Language
  Animals do have their own distinct language. Last summer, I worked as a tour guide at the International Crane Foundation in Wisconsin Dells. I was a tour guide and responsible for knowing basically all there is to know about cranes....
• Commented on Advertising at its finest
  When you say talk about people getting splattered with paint and that it's an effective marketing strategy, I think you're spot on. Most people are unhappy with their lives at the moment. They want spontaneity and excitement in their lives,...
• Commented on What do Detroit and Chrysler have in Common? Eminem.
  I never thought about Chrysler using classical conditioning, but they most certainly are. The only question I have regarding Chrysler's tactics is if using Eminem could potentially hurt them. I know a lot of teenagers like him, but a lot...
• Commented on Drinking and driving; how bad is it really?
  This is such an important topic, and I'm glad you posted about it. It's addressed, at least in Wisconsin, but, in my opinion, not to a big enough extent. I have heard of people having nine offenses of Driving While...
• Commented on Perception of Color
  That is an interesting question that you pose. When we did this observation of the opponent process, I was amazed, as I'm sure many other of our classmates were, to see the star spangled banner in patriotic colors. However, I...
• Posted Disney's Incorrect Slogan to Psy 1001 Section 04-05 Spring 2012
  As children, we're inundated with Walt Disney's animated movies that usually end happily with the main character's "dreams coming true." However, our unconscious dreams are more likely to make us hope they don't occur than to wish upon a...
• Commented on Beyond Nature vs. Nurture: Parental Guidance
  I agree with the article's and your view on a child's intended career path. From my own environment, my parents are very successful--my dad is a semi-retired business consultant, and my mom a retired chemical engineer. Growing up, they were...
• Commented on Beyond Nature vs. Nurture: Parental Guidance
  I agree with the article's and your view on a child's intended career path. From my own environment, my parents are very successful--my dad is a semi-retired business consultant, and my mom a retired chemical engineer. Growing up, they were...
• Commented on Another fight between nature and nurture----obesity
  In my opinion, your point of view is a very accurate way of looking at this controversial topic. I believe, along with many other traits we possess, are dependent on both nature and nurture. The fact that my dad has...
• Posted The Eye for the Tiger to Psy 1001 Section 04-05 Spring 2012
  All eyes are not created equal, especially when talking about how an image is perceived. In the text, we are taught five challenges we face when studying psychology with one being that people's behavior is often shaped by culture. To...