zupan031

Recent Actions

• Posted Broaden and build theory to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  The broaden and build theory discusses the following; happiness predisposes us to think more openly, allowing us to see the "big picture" we might have otherwise overlooked. They tested this theory by using candy and doctors. Doctors who received a...
• Posted Psy 1001 and my future to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  As a person who is a marketing major, I need to know a thing or two on how to appeal to others. By taking Psy1001, I learned how people tick. I learned internally, what a person is, why we are...
• Commented on What Divorce Does to Kids
  I don't have the history to answer this question with true accuracy like you do but I would have to say I would agree. Parents who stick with the marriage "for the kids" seems like one of the most unhealthy...
• Commented on I Need to Belong
  Admittedly, I am quite introverted, which means I don't have a real pressing need to be around people so often. That isn't to say that I don't, because I enjoy people, just in small bursts. While I agree that everyone...
• Commented on I'm not a Skeptic, I'm a Scientist!
  Nothing wrong with being a realist. I think by upholding these practices leads to a more successful life in terms of more well developed opinions, thoughts, ideas, etc. You are practicing the behavior to not have a blind-spot. By understanding...
• Commented on Lookin' Ahead to the Future
  As someone that is going into marketing, I agree with what you have said. Nothing will help more than knowing who to appeal to and how to do it. By knowing how people tick is a great cheat on how...
• Commented on The Yerkes-Dadson Law
  I think concepts like this should be taught at a younger age. I say this because by knowing this type of thing, will tell you how you can be the most productive at what you are trying to accomplish, and...
• Commented on IQ testing as a measure of job performance
  To me, using IQ scores is a terrible way to find the most qualified employee. For example sales; if you have a prospect salesman who has a through-the-roof IQ but is terrible with people, he will be bad at his...
• Commented on Easy to change your attitude?
  Giving up on something you have believed for a majority of your life is near impossible, which is most unfortunate. If people would accept their wrongs and stop being stubborn we could be a much more advanced society. However, this...
• Commented on Blog #4: Safety in Small Groups
  I don't really agree with your last statements saying that it comes down to laziness and less of a likely hood of being blamed. I'm not disagreeing that the fact of diffusion of responsibility (because it is clearly true) but...
• Commented on Dealing with anxiety-stricken parents
  This doesn't just touch on anxiety, but anything that someone suffers from which isn't up to them is terrible. It is most unfortunate that some people judge others with these traits, which in turn makes their life even more difficult...
• Commented on Billy Madison
  Great example of the big 5. Although you can analyze these traits quite well in the film, some take a drastic turn and he starts to care about his future. After learning about the big 5, you start to realize...
• Commented on Homosexuals; should they be allowed to donate blood?
  This is very amoral. If the person tests negative for HIV/AIDS then what is the problem? I think this is just an outdated policy that hasn't seen much coverage, but once it does it will most likely be changed accordingly....
• Commented on Just a fad?
  By being happier with your lifestyle you become content with your life. I think this is not only an unhealthy way to live, but a boring outlook as well. You may be happy but why not strive to be even...
• Commented on The best parenting styles
  I can't imagine being around parents that don't use the authoritative parenting style. I say this because then that would either mean the parent is reckless or sheltering, and both of those are obviously terrible ways to raise a human...
• Commented on Does money buy happiness?
  No matter how wealthy someone is, there will always be something for them to complain about because life is and never will be perfect for anyone. As humans I almost think we love complaining and having self-pity. Now I'm not...
• Posted Parenting: What's right and wrong to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  I got all of the following information from page 388-389 from our textbook under the heading Parenting: What's right and what's wrong. As I read this I couldn't help but notice how black and white they looked at the parenting...
• Commented on Get Fit, Don't Quit
  I like this ad for two reasons. The first being is that the person in the ad is easy to relate to, as he is an average Joe just wanting to work out. This gives the viewer the sense that...
• Commented on When I count to ten, you will bark like a dog
  I have seen and known people who have been "hypnotized" and they all have said they are completly in control. They are just in a relaxed conscious state. The reason they acted goofy in front of an audience was to...
• Commented on If Athletes can smoke, so can we.
  This ad was made during a time where cigarettes were viewed more as a cultural norm, rather than the taboo that is placed upon them by today's society. I'm not saying that what this ad is portraying isn't wrong, but...
• Commented on Inattentional Blindness
  I think this has more to do with setting rather than anything else. I am curious if this would be the same case if the opposite were to happen. Get someone who is a below average musician to play in...
• Commented on Is It Really Your Decision?
  If we talk about criminal activity and the ability to blame it on your subconscious is for the large majority false. However, people do have the option to plead insanity which doesn't punish them like a jail will, but will...
• Commented on Is being a supertaster really 'super'?
  I think this is a very interesting, but yet unnoticed part of people and our society. How much more tastebuds do these "supertasters" have? 25% more? 50% more? Even more than that? Either way I am very curious about this...
• Posted Chapter 5: Lucid Dreaming to Psy 1001 section 16 & 17 Spring 2012
  Lucid dreaming is when you are not only dreaming, but when you are doing so you know you are dreaming within your dream. Most people have experienced this sensation, while up to 20% of Americans say that they have these...
• Commented on Blog #1- Chapter 7
  I am just wondering with such excellent long term memory, does her brain sacrifice the abilities of her short term and sensory memory? Either way it is incredible that a person can have such a strong memory. I would agree...
• Commented on My eyes did not tell the whole story
  The picture you provided above is a perfect example of this. I first only recognized the young woman, but after looking more closely I saw the old woman. After I noticed the old woman I had a harder time seeing...
• Commented on Blog #1- Chapter 3
  I like your idea that talent in a subject is based off of a preexisting interest. The problem I have with this is that how does one obtain this interest in the first place? Could it be based off the...
• Commented on Correlation
  People like the convenience to link one cause to one reaction. However, in some cases this is far from the truth. Like you said there are multiple causes that go under the radar but are never measured....
• Commented on Pin The Blame on Vaccinations
  I think people always try to find a cause for the effect, and with autism it is hard to pinpoint what the causation(s) is/are, which is why vaccines are blamed because there has been a minimal (if any) correlation found...
• Commented on Hey nice bracelet. Can you really jump higher?
  Whenever I go to a sports store and see these being sold for the price range of $30 I am baffled that people not only believe in the effects, but are willing to spend so much money on something that...