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• Commented on Mind the Jackelopes
  I found this post funny because at first, I though jackalopes were real. Haha. I can be a gullible person at times, and other times, I have to be strongly persuaded that something is true. It's important to not fall...
• Commented on In all Honesty
  I definitely know what you mean. I have a pretty good memory, but some of this stuff will inevitably go out the window come Wednesday at 6:30, but I do think I will remember some interesting little tidbits. Also, I'm...
• Commented on Pet Training and Me
  That episode of The Office is one of the funniest intro's (besides this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QDLzilzvoo) I, too, will likely remember classical conditioning for a very long time and will try it out on my brother over the summer. And if...
• Commented on What's Wrong With Red Ink?
  This post was interesting and brought me back to my days in Management last semester. I am considering a possible minor in international business, so I find these cultural differences both interesting and helpful for my future. Also, it would...
• Commented on How can you not?
  I don't know about the rest of you, but the fact that each chapter quiz had about 2 questions on these principles was the biggest factor in helping me remember them. I, too, think about these in everyday life, but...
• Commented on Decoding the World Around Us
  I find sensation and perception interesting as well. So much of our experiences are a result of these topics. Not one person senses and perceives the world the same, which is really mind blowing when you think about it. I...
• Commented on Bystander Effect-Hello? Somebody help me!!!
  While it's sad to see so many kids walk by and not do anything to help, I found this video quite funny. This is probably because I knew he wasn't actually hurt. Which makes me wonder if some of the...
• Posted Using Psychology Moving Forward to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Going into this class, I figured that I would just try and get through it with as little effort as possible. However, over the weeks I found myself stimulated and interested in the course material. I will take away many...
• Posted Am I the Only One? to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  One of the more interesting phenomena in the arena of social psychology is the bystander effect. In 1968, psychologists John Darley and Bibb Latané tried to find the factors that resulted in these occurrences. Their first hypothesized factor is pluralistic...
• Commented on How to Detect a Lie
  I found some interesting sites on Stumbleupon over the last year that talked about nonverbal cues and lying. I guess you could say that I became somewhat obsessive compulsive about body language and always tried to control my nonverbal cues...
• Commented on Difference in Perception of Beauty
  I found the point you made in the beginning of your post about talking with friends on the attractiveness of others and disagreeing with them. I wonder if there is any social psychology research in rating of attractiveness with friends...
• Commented on Who said I'm not intelligent?
  I found this post quite interesting. However, if I'm not mistaken, IQ tests try to test your overall intelligence. So there are questions to test your intelligence in many different fields, which even everything out. There are certainly people who...
• Commented on The Hunger Games
  While The Hunger Games might be a bit too violent for younger audiences, I think this may have a good impact. If a kid goes and sees this movie and likes all the action, they may be intrigued to read...
• Commented on Charlie Bit my Finger- What makes an Online Video go viral?
  I found this post to be pretty interesting because I am constantly emailed videos and other viral pictures from my parents and friends. I would agree that emotions are part of it, too. If you are a parent, this might...
• Commented on Don't Wake up in a Roadside Ditch
  Half the battle in advertising is to get people to be interested and pay attention to the product you are trying to sell. This ad, and the others like it, are quite comical and give me a good chuckle. However,...
• Commented on The Psychology of Social-network Sites
  This blog is very relevant in today's increasingly technological world where everyone is connected. In all honesty, I think people venting online is really interesting. While it can get annoying, if whatever they post is true, it can give you...
• Commented on I Want It To Be For Love . . . It Is My First Time.
  I find this ad quite hilarious, mainly because I would never imagine to see a similar ad over here in the US, like basn0013 commented above. I have noticed similar differences in advertising from reading in other classes and have...
• Posted Do You Know Who You Are? to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to wake up one morning and forget everything about yourself? Pretty scary when you think about it, huh? But for some people, amnesia is very real and for those who suffer...
• Commented on Sex, Penis, and Vagina
  While I agree that the cocktail party effect does work, I think that people are able to train themselves to ignore such comments at times. My main reasoning for this is athletes being able to block out people in the...
• Commented on We are not actually consciously in charge of our self?
  I found this test quite interesting as well. My hypothesis on this particular issue is that when we are told to come up with the sequence, we have thought about the sequence we are going to do even though they...
• Commented on Active Sleeping
  I found this post really interesting because I have been told that on vacations, my brother and I will carry on conversations while sleeping in the same room! In regards to the people getting away with crimes while sleeping, I...
• Posted Don't Judge a Book by It's Cover to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Generally, humans are quite a judgmental species, always trying to understand others before getting a chance to really get to know them. The technical term for these mental shortcuts is "heuristics." In most cases, heuristics are quite helpful and allow...