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• Posted My defenses are impenetrable to Psychology 1001 Sections 10-11 Spring 2012
  One of the topics that I personally found really interesting was the part of the personality chapter that talked about defense mechanisms. Whenever I interact with others, I always end up observing their behavior, especially when they get angry or...
• Commented on Out-of-Body Experiences and The Ghost Behind You
  Hahah I can definitely say that I've had this feeling before, but never thought that it was attributed to a part of the brain. Things that I always thought to be paranormal or supernatural actually do have a biological explanation....
• Commented on Who is in Control?
  I think it's kind of crazy how our brain already makes the decision before we're able to. However this could just be because there's a lapse in time between when we made the mental thought to click a certain button...
• Commented on Shopping for Perfection
  I find this to be true, especially for women. Society always puts a ridiculous amount of pressure on women to look perfect and desirable. With advertisements featuring women we wish we could look like, we buy things in hopes of...
• Commented on Harry Harlow's loving monkeys
  I think this is a really interesting post, because it shows that attraction and attachment doesn't simply occur because they're provided for, but because they offer them physical comfort. It shows that our priorities lie in those who make us...
• Commented on Beauty and Body Piercings
  This is a great post! I've never really thought about piercings and their differing views of different cultures. It is kind of crazy how some cultures find it attractive to have piercings that would be considered bizarre to us. It's...
• Commented on Angel vs. Devil
  This was a really interesting way of describing this theory. It's very true that there is sometimes always some internal conflict with making tough decisions and trying to balance the "angel" and "devil" within you. It reminded me of Jekyll...
• Commented on Memorable Psychology Topic
  I like how you wrote used examples that were applicable to our lives and were observed in history. I always thought it was insane how something such as the Holocaust happened, but through studies that have been done on conformity,...
• Commented on O.C.E.A.N.
  Personality was definitely my favorite topic throughout this semester. I thought it was really cool how everyone could fit someone in these 5 personality traits. Even in discussion we got to apply these 5 traits to a famous celebrity or...
• Commented on I see Nature, Nurture, and Conformity in my Future
  I agree that nature vs nurture is an extremely important debate. I've covered it previously in a biology class I took last semester and going over the psychological perspective of this debate as well was interesting. It's cool to be...
• Commented on Is what you see, what you get?
  I find it interesting that we learn concepts such as conditioning that is easily observed in our everyday life. I'm definitely guilty of applying a lot of what I learned to random commercials I see now on TV and get...
• Commented on Who else wants to major in Psychology!?!?
  I also found a lot of the concepts and points we've learned throughout the semester to be really interesting, especially those on the personality chapter. The subject as a whole is relative to everyday life and is easily applied to...
• Commented on Language
  I definitely find this interesting and can relate. When i was a baby, i grew up learning both english and chinese at the same time, and although I've begun to neglect the chinese language a bit more as I grew...
• Commented on Looking down the road
  I do agree that learning about these 6 principles was really helpful, and definitely helped me be a little more cautious with believing everything that i read or find in the media. I believe there's far too many people who...
• Commented on coping strategies for stress
  This is definitely a good topic to go over, especially with finals coming up right around the corner. I'm sure stress has been hitting the majority of us or definitely will in the coming weeks. I'm guilty of putting off...
• Commented on Have you had a demon visit you at night???
  This post is really interesting and it's really cool to see different cultural perspectives of something like sleep paralysis that they don't address in the textbook. I have definitely heard similar explanations of ghosts and other supernatural beings from myths...
• Commented on Video Games and their impact
  Although I haven't played violent video games as a child, I became more exposed to them in high school and college. I still view myself as a more reserved person and don't believe playing violent video games has increased my...
• Commented on Similarity=Comfort？
  Although i am not an international student, i am from out of state and understand how it's difficult at first to be an individual in a place where you don't know anyone. Conformity and seeking similarity always seems to be...
• Commented on Middle is First
  I am the oldest of 3 and i would definitely agree with your findings. A sense of responsibility is definite because I always end up being in charge of babysitting my two younger siblings. However, my sister may be a...
• Posted When all you know is a lie. to Psychology 1001 Sections 10-11 Spring 2012
  The famous love story, The Notebook, the portrays the tragic tale of how Alzheimer's disease affects the relationship of a once, passionately in love couple. Throughout the movie, Noah, is reading the story of their lives to Allie, his wife...
• Posted What is Love? Baby don't hurt me. to Psychology 1001 Sections 10-11 Spring 2012
  Love is portrayed as this unstoppable, ever-coveted force that only the truly lucky can find. There's the typical story of boy meets girl which grows into something much more. A dramatic beach scene unfolds where the couple runs towards each...
• Commented on Asian Parents are STRICT!
  I can definitely relate! I also have Asian parents and they would probably go into the authoritarian parenting styles. As a child, I was forced to learn how to play piano and violin and completely about 50 pages of extra...
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• Posted Common and Potentially Dangerous to Psychology 1001 Sections 10-11 Spring 2012
  Chapter 16 is mostly about different psychological and biological treatments that are used in psychology, but there was one factor that struck me the most. It's becoming more common in our society to seek professional help when facing recurring problems....