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• Commented on Personality
  I agree with you that personality is one of the most interesting things we have learned about this semester. I always used to think before I took this course that psychology was almost all about personality, but in reality it...
• Commented on In 5 years I Will Remember...
  I totally agree with you on remembering the pseudoscience information! I also think it's really interesting how you can use the 6 scientific thinking principles to avoid falling for pseudoscience claims....
• Posted Don't Always Trust Science to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
  The concept that I will remember the most from this class is the scientific thinking principles. I remember thinking at the beginning of the year that I would never be able to remember them all, and now I know them...
• Commented on Sit, Stay, Take out the Trash?!?
  This post brings about many thoughts, I have always wondered about the consciousness of animals as well. I feel like it is clear we are superior to animals because we are the ones training them, nto vice versa....
• Commented on Is the IAT test biased?
  I agree with you completely. I patricipated in a REP study similar to an IAT, and I felt the same way. It was hard to teach myself to remember which key was for what, and I feel like the correlation...
• Commented on A living nightmare-- Childhood schizophrenia
  I agree that this is a hardship that the family has to go through, but at the same time, why are these disabilities viewed in such a negative light. As I mentioned before in my blog about autism, I don't...
• Commented on Beauty Across the World
  I agree that was a little odd that they didn't go into much detail about attractiveness in our textbook, but I think the reason they did this is because it is such a general idea. Different traits and aspects attract...
• Commented on Cross Cultural Business
  I think the reason western and eastern business styles vary so much is because the type of culture each tends to be. Western society follows more of an individualistic approach, focusing on our own achievement and goals. The eastern hemisphere...
• Commented on Are You Smarter Than The Media?
  I think that there is not a significant correlation between success and intelligence. If you have the necessary knowledge for a task, there is a high probability that you will successfully achieve that task. But another thing I think needs...
• Commented on IQ: Is it the genes or the scenes?
  It is interesting that our IQ drops during the summer months, and it makes me think that schooling with no summer is a smart solution to this problem. How important is what we learn in summer to how much our...
• Posted Attractiveness Bias to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
  Individual differences have always had a significant effect on the way people are viewed and treated in our world. I looked into a specific topic regarding individual differences: how physical attractiveness affects the hiring process. One specific study concluded that...
• Commented on Eternal Sunshine of the "Splotchy" Mind
  I think it is unethical to be able to erase these emotions from our lives, after all aren't these emotions what make us unique from all the other animals on the Earth. I think taking away pain or suffering, even...
• Commented on Worst question ever: "What is the meaning of life?"
  I think what you mentioned at the end has a lot to do with how people view the meaning of life, especially at a religious standpoint. I myself grew up in private schools, and we were taught at an early...
• Commented on Still Amazed
  I think this person has to have more of an ability to understand perception than an actual artistic ability, although i realize that they do have to have somewhat of an ability to be able to draw these pictures in...
• Commented on Vegetable Tennis: Not as Great as it Sounds.
  My grandpa recently had alzheimer's and passed away. But the past year before he died, he couldn't talk or recognize anyone. To me, he totally lost sense of his consciousness, even though that isn't technically the scientific definition defined here...
• Commented on Mirror Mirror On The Wall
  This is a good point, but I personally feel like infants are aware before the point of 18 months. They build connections with their mother and learn other behaviors, which I think requires awareness....
• Posted Autism Speaks to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU2paLv1MGE This video makes viewers see autistic people in a light of fear and pity. The dramatic themes it brings up, like autism causing divorces and essentially wrecking lives, caused huge backlash when released. People spoke out against this commercial...
• Commented on Bigfoot Sightings
  This shows how one can perceive something completely different from what actually is there. The children sensed it, but then perceived it in a completely different way. Bigfoot is an extraordinary claim, and therefore results in the need for extraordinary...
• Commented on Nature vs. Nurture: Homosexuality
  I realize homosexuality is a very controversial issue, and I also realize that sometimes it seems very likely that it is genetic. But when you bring up the point that these studies haven't been replicated, it points to the fact...
• Commented on Blog 1 Chapter 5
  You are right, upon second glance, the main character appears to have insomnia. His insomnia creates a special kind of paranoia that is accompanied by severe delusions. This movie really tackles the idea of sleeping disorders head-on, which is why...
• Commented on 5 senses used to perceive information (Chapter 4)
  This post and chapter interests me as well because I have always wondered how we as humans receive our information. It obviously went through our senses, but to learn exactly how this happens answers my questions. It really is crazy...
• Commented on Chapter #7: Memory
  I always did find it odd that one can remember sentences off information, but yet when asked to remember something simple, like a phone number or locker combination, it becomes 10 times harder. This blog entry answered these questions, and...
• Commented on Blog 1 - Chapter 4: Consciousness
  I have always been pretty unsure of hypnosis, not really believing in it. I myself took park in a hypnosis show at my local state fair, and it did not work on me at all. Ever since then I thought...
• Posted Blog 1 Chapter 5 to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
  Chapter 5 is largely based on sleep, dreams, and how drugs affect consciousness. I found it quite interesting that there were multiple stages of sleep, I always just assumed there was deep sleep and light sleep. But there are actually...