On February 25, 2014. On December 11, 2013. The appropriateness of children reading fairy tales. Some caregivers are concerned about the possible negative effects the brutal ending of some fairy tales could have on children, and they think a more gentle ending should be appropriate.

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.

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.

Please, please, please make sure your blog is relevant to research methods, and contains an argument. Some blogs have been merely descriptive in nature, and these blogs are not attracting particularly high grades. As always, if you want individual feedback on your blogs, then I am happy to discuss this in class. Have a good Easter! .

Could your personality make you The Biggest Loser! April 27, 2012. Is personality a factor for will power and determination in situations such as weight loss, or to expand the idea further, areas such as career progression? Dennis, K. , and Goldberg, A. Weight control self-efficacy types and transitions affect weight-loss outcomes in obese women. Addictive Behaviours, 21,. Obesity Reviews, 6,.

Men just want it all the time. Posted by native86 in Uncategorized. The first question I asked after reading this study was; how ecologically valid can a hypothetical situation be? This limitation is acknowledged in the discussion, but was there any point in the investigation at all? Funke, J.

Last week I found a list of the top ten unethical experiments that had been done throughout the many years of Psychology that involved humans and animals. Out of the list there was one such study that I found to be particularly interesting, and surprising that such an experiment was ever aloud to be conducted.

Sleep or no sleep? April 29, 2012. Having only got five hours sleep on a cold floor last night I decided to write this weeks blog on sleep deprivation. As many students have discovered sleep deprivation is a common occurrence due to a hectic social life and many deadlines and assignment s, this got me to thinking what are the effects of this on our performance and general health? Archives of Internal Medicine. However Panksepp used very u.

A similar result was found from studies of scholars, artists and athletes who were at the top of their respective fields.

After recently being diagnosed with tinnitus and been seen by consultants etc I decided to write my final blog about tinnitus as I wanted to find out more why I have constant ringing in both of my ears. So what is tinnitus? The sound that is made is due to the cochlea being damaged and therefore it stops sending different information to the parts of the brain. As these areas of the brain will actively seek out active signals from the cochlea.