Dr. Nevid's Class Page: Psyc. 1000c

Chapter 1: Post a brief comment (one to two paragraphs) about the article, describing what you found interesting or what you learned you hadn't known before.

http://www.minnpost.com/healthblog/2011/08/03/30442/the_70-year-long_tug-of-war_between_psychology_and_psychiatry

MinnPost - The 70-year-long tug-of-war between psychology and psychiatry MinnPost thanks these generous donors:INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATI0NS Blandin FoundationOtto Bremer FoundationBush FoundationSage & John CowlesDavid & Vicki CoxToby & Mae DaytonJack & Claire DempseyEthics and Excellence in Journalism FoundationSam & Stacey HeinsJohn S. and James L. Knight FoundationJoel...

Chapter 1

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/07/18/the-importance-of-correlational-studies/

» The Importance of Correlational Studies - World of Psychology Read this article by Jamie Hale on Psych Central covering the importance of correlational studies and why they are important in scientific inquiry

Chapter 2: Post a brief comment (one to two paragraphs) about the article, describing what you found interesting or what you learned you hadn't known before.

http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/teaching-the-neurons-to-meditate.html

Teaching The Neurons To Meditate - Association for Psychological Science In the late 1990s, Jane Anderson was working as a landscape architect. That meant she didn’t work much in the winter, and she struggled with seasonal affective disorder in the dreary Minnesota winter months. She decided to try meditation and noticed a change within a month. “My experience was a sens...

Chapter 2

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801160306.htm

The dark side of oxytocin For a hormone, oxytocin is pretty famous. It's the "cuddle chemical" -- the hormone that helps mothers bond with their babies. Salespeople can buy oxytocin spray on the internet, to make their clients trust them. It's known for promoting positive feelings, but more recent research has found that oxy...

Chapter 3: Post a brief comment (one to two paragraphs) about the article, describing what you found interesting or what you learned you hadn't known before.

http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/full-frontal-psychology/heat-wave-psychology.html

Heat Wave Psychology - Association for Psychological Science Much of the eastern U.S. is gripped in a heat wave right now, with some predictable effects on mood and behavior—or at least our perceptions of others’ moods and behavior. Normally congenial folks seem to be simmering, while others are on a slow burn. Hotter heads are steaming, and a few have even b...

Chapter 3

http://neurosciencenews.com/neuroscientists-famous-optical-illusion-motion-aftereffect-video/

Neuroscientists Find Famous Optical Illusion Surprisingly Potent | Neuroscience News Scientists have come up with new insight into the brain processes that cause the optical illusion below The yellow jacket (Rocky, the mascot of the

Chapter 4: Post a brief comment (one to two paragraphs) about the article, describing what you found interesting or what you learned you hadn't known before.


http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/powerful-intoxicated-anonymous-the-paradox-of-the-disinhibited.html

Powerful, Intoxicated, Anonymous: The Paradox of the Disinhibited - Association for Psychological Sc Power can lead to great acts of altruism, but also corruptive, unethical behavior. Being intoxicated can lead to a first date, or a bar brawl. And the mask of anonymity can encourage one individual to let a stranger know they have toilet paper stuck to their shoe, whereas another may post salacious ...

Chapter 4

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110614101120.htm

The good life: Good sleepers have better quality of life and less depression People with a "normal" sleep duration of six to nine hours per night had higher self-reported scores for quality of life and lower scores for depression severity compared to short and long sleepers. Among patients who reported having perfect health, there were a higher percentage of normal sleepers,...

Chapter 5: Post a brief comment (one to two paragraphs) about the article, describing what you found interesting or what you learned you hadn't known before.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110617105943.htm

A better way to remember Scientists and educators alike have long known that cramming is not an effective way to remember things. With their latest findings, researchers studying eye movement response in trained mice, have elucidated the neurological mechanism explaining why this is so. Their results suggest that protein sy...

Chapter 5

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/07/137660609/its-a-duel-how-do-violent-video-games-affect-kids

Dispute: How Violent Video Games Affect Kids : NPR Scientists have long clashed over whether violent video games have an adverse effect on young people, and recently the Supreme Court overturned a California ban on violent video games. It's unclear whether playing games such as Grand Theft Auto and Postal really harm people.

Chapter 6: Post a brief comment (one to two paragraphs) about the article, describing what you found interesting or what you learned you hadn't known before.

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/06/memory-keepers.aspx

Memory keepers Researchers seek ways to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease before it ravages the brain.

Chapter 6

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8639443/Internet-search-engines-cause-poor-memory-scientists-claim.html

Internet search engines cause poor memory, scientists claim Widespread use of internet search engines and databases such as Google and IMDb.com to find information is making people lose their memory, scientists claim.