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• Commented on Chunkinggg
  I also agree that this was a very interesting topic. Again, even before having taken psych I was aware that if you chunk information together it will be easier to remember. It was really fun to learn, though, why phone...
• Commented on Biology of Sleeping, Eating and Exercising
  Even through high school before taking AP psych, I always knew that regardless of how much homework or anything I had to do, it was always best to sleep and try to function with less homework done but having slept...
• Posted Homosexuality: Nature Vs. Nurture...Vs. Neither? to Psychology 1001 Sections 10-11 Spring 2012
  One aspect that was slightly touched upon but not highly covered in class was the correlation between nature vs. nurture and sexual orientation. Being a part of the gay community, psychology of the mind has always interested me as to...
• Commented on Beauty and Body Piercings
  It is a really weird thing, but I find it totally legit. I had always wanted a tattoo for a long, deep emotional reason, but I had never found them attractive on other people. Now that I have 2 of...
• Commented on Do Ask, Do Tell: An encouragement for freedom of expression and sexual orientation in the military
  Sexual orientation is not something that should effect the outcome of a mission. It's just unfortunate that some/most people are so small minded to get distracted by such things like "I have to go raid this village...but is that guy...
• Commented on Where did I put that?
  It's fantastic that this has been discovered. Honestly, it's only a matter of time until there is not necessarily a cure, but a vaccine that will be used to save anyone from ever getting this horrible condition....
• Commented on Why Are You Eating My BURGER?!?!?!
  That's really funny actually! I definitely have had this happen to me and my friends. In high school, we all had a burger shop that we would hang out at. Sometimes we were unable to tell who exactly was there...
• Commented on Alzheimer's and Love
  To be completely honest, just reading this depresses the hell outta me. Just the idea of some old couple that have been married for 50+ years all of a sudden not even knowing that the other one exists...I don't know...
• Commented on Cat Speak: Beyond the Lolcat
  Oh, absolutely. My cat comes when I call and plays fetch. It is really weird, but I feel like that my cat and I have conversations and she knows what I am saying. I am fully aware that this will...
• Commented on Eliciting Emotions Through Advertisement
  I do agree that this emotional attachment to advertisements is used in many aspects of advertising, but one issue I have is that with cigarettes it is a little bit different. For the first time smoker, the idea of women...
• Commented on Are violent video games making our generation more violent?
  Although I do believe that video games (regardless of their violence level, gore level, etc.) all have effects on our development as children, I disagree with the overall idea that we can make a rule about how these effect us....
• Commented on Autism: Paranoid or Prepared?
  I do like that you presented your information this way. One thing that has always bugged me about parents of children with special needs - it's that they feel that they have to be OVERLY protective. Yes, I understand that...
• Commented on Our Brain is Like a ... Palace.
  This is very interesting! I have personally found out and practiced different techniques to help myself remember things better. When taking psych last year, it really was surprising to find out that I was doing these things correctly after practicing...
• Posted Bandura: The Bobo Beater to Psychology 1001 Sections 10-11 Spring 2012
  As we learned today in discussion, Albert Bandura tested observational learning and reaction to the violence one of his experimenters displayed towards a Bobo clown doll. Not surprisingly, after throwing, kicking, and abusing with a mallet, the kids followed suit...
• Commented on Who is in Control?
  Whenever this discussion and debate comes up regarding free will, I am always quarreled. I am not a particularly religious person at all, but I also believe that we have only so much control over what we do, who we...
• Commented on Shopping for Perfection
  I agree to this post as well - as a guy, even, when I see commercials and ads for hair products and colognes that I think will make me "more perfect" I am compelled to not only try them or...
• Commented on Is the Dog Whisperer magic?
  That's fantastic that you trained your dog so well! As for the title of your article - I highly doubt that the dog whisperer is magic haha. I, actually, trained my cat to come when I call and she used...
• Commented on Injuries in Sports
  Although I think it is a very interesting argument you are making here, I would like to point out that there other types of injuries that occur to kids. Injuries in sports are prominent, sure, but compared to the types...
• Commented on Two Twins Different Families
  I do think that twin studies are among the most interesting studies possible in the field of psychology. However, it is almost a sure thing that things like this will never get allowed to be studied. These types of studies...
• Commented on Nature Vs. Nurture Debate
  This is really interesting to me, especially the alcoholic part. My dad is one of 12 kids. Of the 12, 7 are alcoholics. The gene supposedly comes from my grandpa. My dad is a carrier for the acquired alcoholic gene...
• Commented on Baseball Superstion: real or fiction?
  Even though superstitions aren't real, I do agree that it calms people down to a point where their mind can focus and do a better job at something. I was in band and orchestra in high school and I had...
• Commented on How long should the average adult exercise each day?
  Regardless of the research that comes out about exercise, it always bugs me because the truth is that each person needs different amounts of exercise depending on their body size, health background, etc. Something like this can't and shouldn't be...
• Posted Like Father Like Son...Kinda? to Psychology 1001 Sections 10-11 Spring 2012
  Mmk so my blog post didn't show up from last week...so I'm just reposting this to make sure I get credit and to prove it actually IS in the blog. One thing that absolutely astounds me about psychology is the...
• Commented on Grand Theft Childhood?
  I do agree with this to some degree...but my main issue with this is the idea that many people (myself included) grew up with incredibly gory, violent games and movies that have had no adverse effects. I'm not saying that...
• Commented on Supertasters
  I find this very interesting as well! When I was reading this I was wondering which side of the spectrum I fell into. Also I am trying to think of the plusses and negatives to being a supertaster. On one...
• Commented on Baseball Superstion: real or fiction?
  It's very interesting to read this because, although I am not an athlete, I am a musician. When I was in high school, I did believe in a few superstitions that I believed made me a better player. Like, if...
• Commented on Two Twins Different Families
  Twin studies have always interested me! I like the idea of being able to test types of effects on environment on genetically identical people. But unfortunately, it may actually be impossible to study these types of things without impact on...
• Commented on Wait I can get away with only 15 minutes a day??
  Although this is a well written argument and overall article, one thing that has always annoyed me about exercise and health in general is that doctors can just assume that something that is good for one person is good for...
• Commented on How Much is too Much? Caffeine's Effect on the body
  Actually, I have read many places that although not good for long term weight loss, short term thermogenesis (increased bodily temperature to burn calories faster) occurs and helps burn calories slightly faster for a short amount of time....
• Posted Like Father, Like Son...Kinda. to Psychology 1001 Sections 10-11 Spring 2012
  In the debate of nature vs. nurture, scientists, biologists, psychologists, and everyone in between has a different opinion about what makes us unique in our own way. As we have discussed in class, this debate comes from the idea that...