Posted Do you believe in love at first sight? to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
I think that five years from now, I will remember the activity we did during the time that we studied emotion, more specifically physical attraction. It was interesting to learn about how influential outside sources, like exotic/pricey dates for example,...
Posted How a Swiffer and microphone stand are interchangeable. to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
My three year old sister, Ava, has a "mind of her own." It was not until I read this particular section regarding Piaget's Preoperational Stage proposal that I truly understood what this expression meant. Her symbolic behavior is evident nearly...
Posted A subconscious nowhere: The mystery of what's happening in our brains during sleep. to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
If and when does consciousness disappear? What happens during sleep? By wearing/wiring electrodes to his head, Marcus de Sautoy, utilizes the TMS device, which discharges a series of electrical shocks, in order to determine how active the brain is while...
Posted Blog 1: Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception to PSY 1001 section 06-07 Spring 2012
This section delves into the processes of sensation and perception; sensation being the detection of physical energy by our sense organs: the eyes, ears, skin, nose, and tongue which relay information to the brain, and perception being the brain's interpretation...