On April 27, 2012. Wrote a great blog for the previous batch. This demonstrates that you have understood how the results were derived and gives you more detail to critique. I suggest you check out this blog. One more blog to go! On March 23, 2012.

Therefore, should it be included in mental health books such as the DSM? More evidence is needed to support or refute the disorder particularly empirical evidence. The disorder was included under axis II of DSM-IV but will, most likely, be removed from the 5.

Does correlation show causality? Furthermore a correlation could for example, show that people who smoke are averagely thinner. But there is no way to know if smoking actually causes people to be thinner. There could be a number of unaccounted for variables that could be the cause. For example it may be that people who smoke take more exercise to avoid even more of a health risk lifestyle. Or perhaps even are more concerned about their weight.

Thanks for dropping by psuf50! Take a look around and grab the RSS feed. Do rewards really motivate us in the future? Mdash; 5 Comments. You would expect rewards to improve future behaviour, especially in young children. However, this idea has long been rejected in psychology, with the main belief being that although they sometimes work, they can also backfire. This effect has also been shown to occur amon.

How Good Are We At Correctly Interrupting Our Emotions? April 23, 2012. We all know the basic emotions people can feel, like happiness, confusion, sadness, anger etc. But how good are we at interpreting these emotions when we do feel them? Do we sometimes label one emotion as something else? However there are many reasons to doubt these results. Some of the problems lie within the study itself. Ethically, it does not sit well with me that men who were known to be .

and van Hasselt, V. On April 28, 2012 in Uncategorized. Cognitive Skills Programmes in Prisons. On March 25, 2012 in Uncategorized. Is Crime an Addiction? Some individuals continue their criminal behaviour even after they experienced the serious negative consequences of being caught.

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Romance is driven by women. After counting down the weeks until our final blog of the year its finally here, and it goes without saying it is such a good feeling writing this last blog.

Furthermore, there are several advantages to animal testing including that it is inexpensive, it is proven to be an effective method and due to it meaning that humans do not have to undergo potentially dangerous tests. However, despite all this, is it really fair that we subject hanimals to possible pain and distress purely for our own benefit? March 23, 2012. 8211; Positive Individual Traits.