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• Commented on The Genetics behind Homosexuality
  Tough choice for a topic here, just because it is such a touchy subject for some. I am a supporter of the genetic influence in combination with environmental factors as well, so this part also struck me as interesting. As...
• Commented on The Bigger The Better
  Although it's difficult for us to understand this, it is a completely different culture than our own, and our knowledge of health effects as well as the influence of media really affect our opinions on the subject of weight. I...
• Commented on You-Know-Who
  As an avid Harry Potter follower, I particularly enjoyed this post, and I completely agree with how his traits were considered. This was overall really entertaining to read, and I loved the application to a character I am very familiar...
• Commented on College Admission Tests: What For?
  Although there are some valid points here, I still feel as if the test is necessary for college admissions. GPA and course content is not constant through all high schools, so GPA may not be as representative as people believe....
• Commented on Let's Get Down to Studying
  I completely agree, and with finals week upon us all it has been extremely helpful. The distributed studying does not speak to the procrastinator in me, but overall I admit it achieves much better results. I can only hope my...
• Commented on Why you don't want to marry a "Mr. Darcy".
  I love this post, and I think I may have to show this to my friend who is absolutely obsessed with Pride and Prejudice. When watching the movie, all the girls are pressured to fall for him, but looking back...
• Commented on ADHD is Personal to Me
  I also have a cousin that I'm close to who has very severe ADHD, so this concept really hit home for me as well. I didn't really take the time to learn about it until this chapter, but the description...
• Commented on Does Birth Order Matter?
  The general idea that first-borns are normally very intelligent and last-borns are more outgoing definitely applies to my family. I don't think that it is a set rule for every family, but many that I do know do follow that...
• Commented on There Might Be A Reason those TV Characters Seem so Familiar
  I also learned a little bit about this in a previous psych class and I found the concept really interesting. So many books and movies are really successful because of the relatable aspects of them. Can you say Taylor Swift...
• Commented on The Hunger Games
  I absolutely loved the book series and the movie was also very good, but I didn't really think about the violent aspect before. Until this course, I also didn't think about the effect of violent movies or games on children....
• Commented on Baby Brains
  I completely agree with this. I never really took the time to think about how children think differently than we do, because it was always just merely an understanding that they simply didn't understand. One of the things that I...
• Commented on Will you be a Victim of the Bystander Effect?
  I love this real life story of the bystander effect, because I feel like we all experience this often, but we don't really realize the cause. The idea that having too many people to help could actually be more detrimental...
• Commented on What Does Your Personality Say About You?
  Personality was one of my personal favorites for this semester because it's always relatable. Each of us can really connect to some aspect of it and bring it back to how it personally affects us lately. Like said above with...
• Commented on Mental Disorder in My Future
  I completely agree with this post, mainly because I too have been in contact with people who have mental disorders, and until meeting and knowing them, it is easy to get caught up in those misconceptions. I liked that the...
• Commented on The Psychology of Morality
  I really liked this blog because of the connection it has to my major in biology and some of the concepts that are really stressed there. It's also something that I really took away from the class because I am...
• Posted Lie to Me to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  When commenting on the blogs, I realized that my previous post had not been posted, so here it is, much later than intended! One of the things that will really stick with me is the information on facial expressions and...
• Commented on Psychology & Me
  When reading about the heuristics, I realized how at fault I was with some of them. It really makes me think twice now when I answer things after reading them because I'd like to think this course prepared me to...
• Commented on What's Wrong With Red Ink?
  This was something that I noticed in taking foreign language classes, because they really put into perspective cultural differences and how those can affect how you treat people....
• Commented on How can you not?
  I completely agree with that! It was all over everything, and to be honest, drove me nuts. Especially when on the chapter quizzes I couldn't figure out that first question. Plus I'm a bio major, so those were already very...
• Commented on Decoding the World Around Us
  This was a unit that was really stressed when I was in high school, so I took notice to it too when we were learning about it in this course. But I really enjoyed the video posted because it brought...
• Posted Twin Telepathy? to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  I came across the video below a bit ago, and thought it was relevant to languages of different animals, but rather in children too young to formulate true sentences. Click here to get to the link for the video (The...
• Commented on How to train your... children?
  It does seem to be effective with the dogs in the video and everything, but clicker training children does not seem to be the route to take. Just because it can be done doesn't mean it should be, although for...
• Commented on Did you have to learn who you are?
  I never really knew this happened before now, so this was really interesting to read about. It's weird because it's a stage in your life that you can't actually remember just for the fact that it is that stage. Also,...
• Commented on Animal Training- Air Bud
  Really interesting! I've watched those movies numerous times and never really thought about how they had to actually train the dog. It's weird to look back and realize what a psychological influence there was in movies when we were younger....
• Posted The complex question of psychological disorders (Chapter 15) to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  In psychology, many things can be considered psychological disorders, whether it be something very severe such as being bipolar, or something as everyday as having anxiety. There are many different kinds and causes to take into account when determining psychological...