Posted The Culprit Behind Overeating to Psychology 1001 S23, Sp2012
Americans have always battled with their weight, with 2/3 of the country now weighing in at weights that are overweight or obese. Stanley Schachter developed the internal-external theory that proposes that heavier people are more likely to be encouraged to...
Posted Did You Hear That? to Psychology 1001 S23, Sp2012
Teens everywhere are setting their cell phones on the "mosquito ringtone." The mosquito ringtone is a high pitched sound that many adults over 25 can not hear. Dog whistles have the same idea behind the ringtone. The ringtone, also nicknamed...
Posted "Imagination is the primary gift of human consciousness." Sir Ken Robinson to Psychology 1001 S23, Sp2012
Chapter 5 explores consciousness. Sleeping, dreaming and alterations of consciousness all make their way into the context. The section that struck me as interesting was Out-of-Body Experiences. The sense of leaving one's own body and being able to look upon...