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• Posted What I will remember not to forget to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  Out of everything we learned in this course, the stuff that sticks in my head the best is the basic scientific method concepts. I have been able to apply these to daily life everywhere I go. This includes noticing pseudoscientific...
• Posted Unconsciously Immoral? to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  In Chapter 14 there is a section about Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality. I found the concept of what he called Id extremely interesting. According to Freud, we all really do have an unconscious part of us that tells us...
• Posted When I count to ten, you will bark like a dog to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  In chapter 5 the book talks about hypnosis and common myths about it. I have always been intrigued by this concept, though I’ve never witnessed it in person. Hypnosis is something I’ve only seen on TV but I had no...
• Posted Sleepwalking to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  In chapter five, the book briefly touches on the concept of sleepwalking. I have always found this concept interesting, though I have never personally been caught sleepwalking, my little sister used to all the time. I can’t wrap my head...
• Commented on Oh my, what a big hippocampus you have.
  I wonder how one might develop their hippocampus. I am terrible at getting from place A to B. I often find myself driving in circles. When I read this in the textbook I wondered if I had a smaller hippocampus....
• Commented on Ch 11: Emotions and Motivation
  I just have a question. How do you determine how happy a person is, and what it is that makes them that way? If it isn't things that happen to us that make us happy, how can you explain the...
• Posted Blog #1, Chapter 7 - Memory to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks Chapter 7 talks about different types of memory and how it works. One thing that caught my eye was the difference between retroactive interference and proactive interference. Retro active is when something...