Psychology 101
Love Won Out
By Nick at 19 February, 2008, 4:15 pm
Once upon a time, a group of friends attending Florida Metropolitan University were hanging out and having dinner. As they sat down, the waiter came up to the table. As he proceeded to introduce himself by making small talk, he mentioned to a friend of mine that he liked his shirt and tie. A bit [...]
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Read More >>The Purpose of Dreams
By Nick at 19 February, 2008, 3:55 pm
Dreams may be the one way that our brain organizes and stores our memories. The time we spend dreaming could be a period when the brain can reorganize and review our day’s events and connect our new experiences to older ones. During dream time, the body is shut down so the brain can do this [...]
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Read More >>What The Bible Knows About Mental Health
By Nick at 19 February, 2008, 3:55 pm
As future helpers it is important to know theories and techniques that can help people but it is also important to know the bible and what it says about mental health. The bible is full of verses that can be comforting to someone dealing with mental pain. Take the following verse from Matthew 11:28-30.
“Come to [...]
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Read More >>Describe Hindsight Bias
By Nick at 19 February, 2008, 3:53 pm
When interviewing job candidates, many interviewers tend to be overconfident of their gut feelings about the job applicants. The overconfidence stems from past cases where their hunches have proved right in the past. Maybe a job applicant did all of the right things to present a favorable impression, and the interviewer relied heavily on that [...]
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Read More >>Thinking Critically About Psychology
By Nick at 19 February, 2008, 3:53 pm
All science is based on curiosity, a passion to explore and understand without misleading or being misled. For example, is there life after death? Do ghosts and demons really exist? When it comes to questions related to paranormal psychology there are more skeptics than believers. Some skeptics can turn into believers if they have a [...]
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