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• Commented on Sherlock Holmes - A Man of Extremes
  Nice evaluation of Mr. Holmes! I'm impressed. It takes concentration to really analyze someone's personality. I find myself doing it every once in a while now just for kicks. However, I think it's kind of strange that we sometimes judge...
• Commented on Memorable Moments in Learning
  I think that language and psychology is just so complex that it is almost dizzying. It's a wonder how psychologists managed to find an answer to most concerns....
• Commented on Language
  I too found it interesting that infants have the ability to learn any language at such a young age. It kind of made me angry. I wish my parents would have encouraged a bilingual childhood more! It would really be...
• Commented on Looking down the road
  I agree. Those six principles were included in every chapter. I think now when I discuss psychology I will always remember if it passes those principles of critical thinking! It may get annoying, but at least I'll know I am...
• Posted Social Loafing Recollections to Psychology 1001 Sections 10-11 Spring 2012
  Chapter thirteen was the most interesting and engaging chapter for me to read thus far. This is mainly due to the fact that the information included is evident and relatable to people everywhere in life! For example, reading about groupthink,...
• Commented on Autism: Paranoid or Prepared?
  You make a good point. I think that the reason there are more clases of Autism is because we have better technology and specialists to spot the condition in children. It seems strange though. With so much knowledge about pregnancy...
• Commented on "Do you think our love can make miracles?" -Allie (The Notebook)
  Great Notebook reference. That's a good example because I think the movie really captured the devastation that takes place in an individual with Alzheimers spouse....
• Commented on Alzheimers.
  Alzheimers is scary. Even though I have never seen it first hand or known somebody who has had it, I'm still concerned. I hope my parents and/or grandparents don't develop it because it would be so hard to watch someone...
• Commented on Eliciting Emotions Through Advertisement
  It is amazing how these ads still work on consumers today. you'd think that by now they would have developed a new marketing scheme to attract people to their products. I guess the whole classical conditioning thing will be evident...
• Commented on Calculus Frustration
  Good calculus reference. I've so been there! I didn't realize the whole mind-set thing until about the end of the year. I think it's because many people are scared of thinking outside the box in case they fail. That's what...
• Commented on Oh where do I go, where do I go?
  I think a big part about decision making is having the ability to list things according to their importance. For example, what you said about school color's, if you realized exactly how important that is to you, it would help...
• Commented on Video Games and their impact
  I think people are blowing the violent video games dispute out of control. Not as many children are violent as they think. Besides, if the kids do act upon it, they can't expect kids to be perfect angels all the...
• Commented on Divorce and Children
  You explain divorces effect on the kids well. I agree with you somewhat. I think more kids are effected negatively by divorce than you claim. I think a lot of kids try not to show their sadness about it to...
• Commented on The Effects of Too Much Freedom (Permissive Parenting)
  I love seeing these parenting styles in real life. It turns out that my two oldest sisters passive parents. Out of all my nieces and nephews, the kids in those two families are the hardest to deal with. They lack...
• Commented on combatting racism today in America
  I agree. Racism still exists in a lot of places. People are still acting on it even though many people believe the days of racism are over....
• Commented on Cheers! I'll Drink to That: Alcohol in the Media
  Those stats are incredibly alarming! I agree with your last paragraph. The stat says 50%, but a lot more individuals restrain from posting pictures, videos, posts, etc. pertaining to drinking, so that percentage could be even higher. Maybe the lyrics...
• Posted Skepticism Over Piaget's Conservation Task to Psychology 1001 Sections 10-11 Spring 2012
  The area of child development in psychology especially fascinates me. Because I am majoring in nursing and minoring in child psychology, I was excited to begin this portion of the class. One part of chapter ten that grabbed my attention...
• Commented on What Adults Can't Hear..Are the rumors true?
  Great experiment! If I were in your classes I would get so annoyed with that ringing! One of my classmates from high school did something similar, but it wasn't to test the teachers. He did it just to annoy the...
• Commented on Wait I can get away with only 15 minutes a day??
  When somebody thinks about how much they should work out, it depends on their mindset. For somebody who hates working out but knows they should, they'll probably do the absolute minimum of 15 minutes a day. On the other hand,...
• Commented on Like Father Like Son...Kinda?
  I agree that nobody will ever know what really has the control--nurture or nature. Most people agree it's a combination of both, but I'm sure science will continue to research deeper into both aspects. The human race is much too...
• Posted Sleep Talking 101 to Sleep Talking
  From our discussion survey, many students noted that they are most eager to learn about sleep and dreams. Reading chapter five answered many of my questions that I was curious about, too. The most interesting aspects of sleep that I...
• Commented on How Much is too Much? Caffeine's Effect on the body
  I think it is interesting that caffeine has very different affects on everyone. I could drink a cup of coffee and later my hands will start shaking from the caffeine, but it won't help me stay awake longer or have...
• Commented on R.I.P. - My lifelong belief in "The Hot Hand"
  I too found it hard to believe that hot hand doesn't exist! You did a nice job of explaining how our own biases get in the way of scientific findings. I guess I should consider my own biases before I...
• Posted Chapter Four: How and Why We Sense and Perceive The Things We Do to Psychology 1001 Sections 10-11 Spring 2012
  Chapter four dives into the body's ability to sense and perceive. It clearly explains the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. Along the way, the text notes remarkable features of the senses that allow the body to...