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• Commented on Personality: Not What I Once Thought
  Although genes are a very important aspect of personality we have to be careful of the fundamental attribution error. We can't always say that a person is one way just because that is "the way they were born". We have...
• Commented on what will bring to me in the next five years
  I think it is great how you can tie your experiences from East Asia into a disorder that many consider 'western'. It really makes us realize how easy we fall prey to societal expectations. There definitely needs to be more...
• Commented on Dream On
  I totally agree. Everyone in the whole world dreams. Whenever I think about interpreting dreams I think about the episode of Spongebob where he hops from dream to dream in his friends' minds. They of course get mad at him...
• Commented on IAT Sheds Light on the Impact of Implicit Thought...Jenny Kinzler
  This is a very interesting post. Many people have the halo effect when it comes to their racial stereotypes. The IAT is a great illustration to us that we are not all as perfect as we think we are. There...
• Commented on The Tapeworm Diet: because why isn't this a good idea?
  This post mad me laugh. I have seen numerous television shows claiming that the tapeworm diet is a myth. The ad that you have on your post raises some interesting questions. Why are we so obsessed with looking thin? And...
• Commented on Family Dynamics
  I fully believe that people just want an excuse to blame certain attributes on their children and birth order is the perfect one. Like you said in your post, it varies from family to family. Not every family is in...
• Posted En Cinco Años to Psy 1001 section 26 Spring 2012
  Every day I think about this particular aspect of psychology. When I am walking to class, when I am reading a book and even when I am taking a shower. The part of psychology I will remember in five...
• Commented on Love the Way You Lie
  Since human beings have existed, so has lying. That may explain people's fascination with the concept. People want to believe there is a sure-fire way to tell whether or not people are lying; that is why the lie-detector has become...
• Commented on Not Everyone Wants to be Skinny
  I actually don't think the women in this country are that different from the women in America. To us, as Americans, it seems like these women are crazy to be gorging themselves with food to become obese. If you think...
• Commented on Double Eyelids, Beautiful?
  This blog is actually very interesting. The way we perceive beauty changes so much from culture to culture that technically, anyone is beautiful somewhere... In some countries people who are heavier are considered to be beautiful whereas that tends to...
• Commented on Minnesota Nice: The Altruism State
  I totally agree with you about "Minnesota Nice". Maybe I am just biased growing up in Minnesota, but from my experiences traveling around to other states I still believe it. From what I have notices, people in other states tend...
• Posted You Look So Good in Those Genes to Psy 1001 section 26 Spring 2012
  In a world in which discrimination already consumes so much of our life, it is not hard to believe that mankind will always find a way to use discrimination to their advantage.With so much new research going into the...
• Commented on Unborn Baby Geniuses
  For some reason I find myself being drawn to this topic. I actually believe that the little things you do during the developmental stage of a baby can crucially affect the later life. If parents are introducing the baby to...
• Commented on "What is Beautiful is Good"
  This is a very interesting topic. Since the dawn of society people have been fascinated with beauty. Egyptian hieroglyphics depict both men an women in fancy clothing with color that emphasize beautiful features. I believe this is still being carried...
• Commented on Straying Away From the Norm of the Nuclear Family
  You pose a really good question and I would have to say that the divorce itself causes developmental problems. When children are young, their brains are still developing. They take in emotions and process them differently than that of adults...
• Commented on Parenting styles. There are so many but which to choose?
  I think you really nailed it when you said "get to know your kid first". So many parents think there is only one way to be a parent and they use their own parents as examples. This can lead to...
• Posted Memory Causing Movies to go 'Overboard' to Psy 1001 section 26 Spring 2012
  There are countless movies about memory loss and amnesia. From Jason Bourne to The Notebook viewers have been fascinated with the loss of memory. One movie in particular takes amnesia to the next level. In the 1987 film Overboard ,...
• Commented on Sleep: Entering a Personal Dimension
  I really like your point about "If you spend around a third of your life sleeping, you may as well learn to remember, control, live in your dreams." Usually when I go to bed I cannot wait to fall asleep...
• Commented on Sex, Sensuality and Salad
  I would have to disagree with your comment about average adults seeing right through the demure behind this add. While yes, these 'average' adults might recognize and acknowledge how "overboard" the Kim Kardashian stint is, their subconscious mind is telling...
• Commented on Could Vaccines be to Blame?
  I agree with shimo034. The video is supposed to illicit those strong emotions that make people want to change something, but in reality, there is really no scientific proof to what is being illustrated. Personally, I believe the benefits outweigh...
• Commented on Give me that phone
  Interesting points! I had always known about the mosquito ringtone (and have been guilty of actually having it before) but I have never heard of retailers using it in their store to keep younger people out. If you ask me...
• Commented on The Great Debate: Not Politics or Religion But... Videogames?
  I agree with many of your points in your blog. Your blog made me think, are they really just trying to find something to blame aggression on? I remember my dad telling me a story about when he was a...
• Commented on Brett Favre...Halo Effect Gone Wrong
  Just because a person is seen as being "good looking" and well respected by the public eye does not necessarily mean they are under the halo effect. Sure, it seemed like Bret Favre had it all, but really as mart272...
• Posted That's not a Cheeto, It's Jesus. to Psy 1001 section 26 Spring 2012
  It's a particularly slow news night when all of a sudden, "Something amazing has happened! A women in Missouri has just found Jesus in her Cheetos!" You're intrigued, how could this be possible? On the news report they are astounded...