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.

In an article in the New Scientist magazine, published 21. April 2012, it was said that addicts can be taught to forget their addiction. The article states that exposing people to drug-related cues without actually supplying the drug can reduce the addiction, but only if the memory of addiction in the addict is retrieved first.

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 .

Do you really know yourself? Our consciousness is split into the subconscious and the conscious part and we only have access to our conscious thoughts. but just how well do we really know our own personalities? Research has suggested that we may not know ourselves as well as we like to think. These are just a few examples o.

Burnout Origins and receptions in public. Well, this will be it for blogs. The first time I heard of Burn-Out Syndrome was six years ago, in 2006.

Marginally less irritating than the adverts I am writing about. The most boring Psychology blog on the web. Group Influence in Extreme Sports Marketing.

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.