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• Posted Psychological Disorder Terminology to Psy 1001 section 26 Spring 2012
  Five years from now, I will never forget the chapter on psychological disorders. Since many people throughout the world will at some point in their life experience this, it is important to be sympathetic and considerate to the conditions they...
• Commented on The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree
  I'm very impressed that you've decided to stop drinking now to prevent the alcoholic cycle in your family from arising in you. It's very sad to think that a person can have something like this embedded into their genes. I...
• Commented on The Big 5
  I really like your article. At my father's work, they actually test all of their employees and place them into 4 categories: Red (extroverted, perfectionism, hardworking, leaders), Yellow (extroverted, easygoing, optimistic), Blue (introverted, analytical), and Green (introverted, caring, empathetic). They...
• Commented on Is This Real Life?
  Being a statistics major, the six principles of scientific thinking have greatly impacted the way I analyze data now. Instead of excepting the data and performing routine calculations, I look into the different outliers, etc. to see what could possible...
• Commented on From Psych to Dating
  I completely agree with you. This is a very important and memorable concept from the course. Although people repeatedly express their ideas of how opposites attract, it's very surprising the amount of similarities that long-term couples possess....
• Commented on The Body [R]evolution
  I have a lot of experience with photography and understand many of the techniques used to give someone the look of a "better" appearance. In doing so, many people can have "beautiful" or "handsome" pictures of themselves on sites such...
• Commented on Double Eyelids, Beautiful?
  I like how you found an appreciation for your body from the understanding that it's beautiful somewhere else. It seems as though every culture has it's own definition of beauty and if we looked at every culture, I would bet...
• Commented on Monkey See, Monkey Do.
  I agree with you. It's fascinating to see how often young mothers had children who become young parents as well and that there are both nurture and nature that play into this generation repeat. After being out of college for...
• Commented on Can one choose their sexual orientation?
  I definitely agree with you that people who are gay don't choose to be so. It would be very hard to image someone choosing to go through the torment experienced by people who are gay from those that don't understand....
• Posted Not Everyone Wants to be Skinny to Psy 1001 section 26 Spring 2012
  In America, it's hard to avoid the overly skinny models advertised in magazines and television. Although in the U.S. girls feel the pressure to be thin with nicely toned bodies, that isn't true in every culture. In the northwestern...
• Commented on Minnesota, eh?
  Our culture in Minnesota definitely has its differences with other parts of the country. Whenever I visit another state, I find that the checkout lines in particular don't have as friendly of workers. In Minnesota, it's not uncommon to strict...
• Commented on And the final rose goes to...
  Now that you've brought it up, I can look back and see that almost every moment in the Bachelor/Bachelorette house had some influence from the two-factor theory. That is probably why almost all of the relationships from that television show...
• Commented on Losing that stubborn belly fat or your health?
  I really like that you addressed this point. Too many Americans are concerned more with their waistline than their overall health. I've heard about too many diets in the last few years that contain only a specific article of food,...
• Commented on You, sir, are a liar and a scoundrel.
  I've never seen the show Lie to Me, but it sounds very similar to what Patrick Jane does on the Mentalist. I can empathize with you, as I was very hopeful that Patrick Jane's work was accurate....
• Commented on Truth about lying
  I really like to see the good in people as well. I'd like to believe that most people don't lie, but it's actually a very common occurrence. For me, the only way I ever try to challenge what people say...
• Commented on Connection or Disconnect : Autism and Siblings
  I agree with this entry. I work very closely with children who have autism and can witness some of the interactions between the siblings. When a child grows up only knowing what it's like to have a sibling with autism,...
• Commented on take another look
  This is a really fascinating illusion. When I first looked at this, picture I thought the man was holding up the letters and a girl was photoshopped into it. It wasn’t until about half way through the article that I...
• Posted Could Vaccines be to Blame? to Psy 1001 section 26 Spring 2012
  There is a substantial controversy over whether or not vaccines are the cause of autism. Many parents are convinced that the mercury in a vaccine is the root of autism in their children. This is because that up until the...
• Commented on Hypnotic Psychology?
  I remember my Senior All Night Party as well when the hypnotist came. Although it was very hilarious, a lot of the other seniors were trying to figure out whether or not they were actually hypnotized throughout the performance or...
• Commented on Mosquito Ringtone
  This is a really interesting article. I've never heard about the "Mosquito Ringtone" before. I went to your link to try it out and although I'm only 20 years old, I could barely hear the tone for those below the...
• Commented on The Great Debate: Not Politics or Religion But... Videogames?
  I agree with you that there is probably a third variable that is present. Although I know people who play video games, most of those people tend to play less violent games and are also less aggressive individuals. This could...
• Commented on The Great Debate
  I agree with you, there is no doubt of the negative impact sugar has had on society. As a person who has to watch their sugar intake, I can tell you that a lot of the things you typically buy...
• Commented on The Great Debate
  I agree with you, there is no doubt of the negative impact sugar has had on society. As a person who has to watch their sugar intake, I can tell you that a lot of the things you typically buy...
• Posted Chapter 16 - Psychological and Biological Treatments to Psy 1001 section 26 Spring 2012
  Chapter 16 on psychological and biological treatments was the most appealing to me. This chapter examines the different techniques used to improve the lives of individuals with mental disorders. With all the mental disorders that affect the population, it 's...