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• Commented on Right or Left?
  I also forgot about this concept when trying to come up with my own idea for what I will remember five years from now, however, looking back, I am sure that I will remember this as well. It always fascinates...
• Commented on Pet Training and Me
  I also thought that this concept would be most prevelent in my life five years from now. Although I will probably not draw on the names either, I will most likely be using the concepts of classical and operant conditioning...
• Commented on In all Honesty
  I think that as far as the concepts go, I probably will not remember them as well. However, I do think that I will still use much of what I have learned in this class throughout my academic career and...
• Commented on Psychology & Me
  I actually agree. I had forgot about these when I was trying to come up with my own blog, but after reading it, I do think that I will remember these five years from now. When I was trying to...
• Commented on Bystander no more!
  I always find this study to be extremely intriguing and horrifying all at the same time. So often we see the strangest things throughout our daily lives and are inclined to just assume that when we see something abnormal that...
• Commented on Will you be a Victim of the Bystander Effect?
  I think this stands out so vividly because it was discussed so recently. I still struggle wrapping my head around the fact that such a thing occurs, however, it is also a bit of an eye opener. I think that...
• Commented on The everlasting effect of Pavlov
  I also thought that I would remember both classical and operant conditioning five years from now simply because they are so commonly used in our every day interactions. Although commonly appearing as a subliminal message through an advertisement or a...
• Posted Five Years From Now to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  When thinking about which psychology term I will remember in five years, I was trying to figure out which one I could apply to my every day life. After much deliberation, I finally settled with Pavlov's very own, classical conditioning....
• Commented on Harmful Ideals
  I always find it extremely intriguing when it comes to the "eye of the beholder". To our society, being obese is considered frowned upon and there are countless efforts to try and reduce our nations obesity ratio. On the contrary,...
• Commented on Aggression
  When it comes to aggression, I think that it is more a factor of nurture, rather than nature. The environment in which you are raised in can play a significant role when it comes to how you react to different...
• Commented on Does Birth Order Matter?
  I've always wondered this. From a biological standpoint, I do not think that birth order matters, however, when it comes to nature vs. nurture, I definitely think that the parenting changes throughout the course of each child's life. For instance,...
• Commented on The Dangers of the Bystander Effect
  I always think that some of these videos do not necessarily portray exactly what is going on. However, that is not to say that the bystander effect does not exist. I personally strive to eliminate myself from this effect by...
• Commented on "I'm sure that line 1 is the right answer, but everyone else is saying it's line 3... I'll go with 3"
  I think the act of conformity is such a powerful influence on people and has a real tendency of putting people in situations that they might rather not be in. There are countless examples of peer pressure that people encounter...
• Commented on College Admission Tests: What For?
  I think that it is so funny to look back and hear from kids that are taking them now, and think that they are blowing it out of proportion, when in reality, it was the only thing on my mind...
• Commented on Conditioning
  To this day, I still think that the art of conditioning is one of the most used tools of psychology in our daily interactions with others and ourselves. Every time I find myself doing something out of habit or find...
• Commented on Let's Get Down to Studying
  I also was looking forward to the memory portion of our psychology semester and found that by not cramming and spacing out my studying over a period of time, I am much more successful on my exams. In addition, it...
• Posted "Anybody else have to go to the bathroom?" to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  I think that the biological drive that we have to form groups also has a direct correlation with conformity. The need to belong or form groups seems ridiculous when we look at it from outside of any given situation...
• Commented on Charlie Bit my Finger- What makes an Online Video go viral?
  This has been something that has fascinated me for years. The fact that people can literally go from being an average teen to a nationally known household name in a matter of hours is outstanding. It just goes to show...
• Commented on Bystander Effect-Hello? Somebody help me!!!
  I think that this experiment might have a few variables that are unaccounted for which may have hindered the results. For instance, if this is on a college campus, it's not unusual to see someone passed out in the middle...
• Posted Do they really work? to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  As a first year college student, I have been introduced to many new things that I had never really experienced before. You always here of athletes trying to better their performance through illegal substances such as steroids, but what...
• Commented on The Psychology of Social-network Sites
  Although it is fairly apparent that people's confidence rises significantly when behind a computer screen versus in person, I did not know that someone had gone as far as to create a scientific theory. However, after reading it, I could...
• Commented on Nomophobia.... a real scare?
  I could not have read this at a better time. A few weeks ago, I lost my phone and did not even realize it until I got back to the dorms around 1:00am. After which, I went back out into...
• Posted The Power of Authority (Chapter 13) to PSY 1001 Section 02-03 Spring 2012
  Chapter thirteen begins to go over the field of social psychology and what it entails. One key aspect of this chapter is the art of obedience and the psychology behind following orders. Stanley Milgram played a key role in...