2 recent articles from the BPS Research Digest blog proves so.
1. A biological mechanism that protects against rape? A controversial study on how women lubricate naturally during rape to avoid sexually related injuries.
2. What makes revenge sweet? A humorous study on satisfaction of revenge.
We as students learn about Alzheimer’s. We as researchers also learn about Alzheimer’s. But as a person living with someone close to them with the condition, it’s a whole different story, a whole different experience, and a whole new understanding of the condition.
We as outsiders may know symptoms and may also know how and when to diagnose a patient. Yet, it is always difficult to know how to live with someone who has it. If you work in a care home with a patient who has the condition, you may get an inkling.
I was browsing the BBC website today and found this excellent audio slideshow which gives an insight into living with a partner who once was able to fly planes and conduct surgery.
Dear Readers,
I have decided to move to WordPress as I have all my other blogs here. This is part of the upgrade I wanted to make from the old site as part of the relaunch of My Psychological Ramblings… Things have been dying down now as I have discontinued my work on Blogger (not that it’s bad… WordPress just offers a bit more). And for those who are new to this site, please click on the “About” page to find out more about this blog.
Many thanks,
Robert Kodama
Mental images are abstract things. They are supposedly images that can be seen but are formed in the mind. They tend to be visual reconstructions of events and/or objects to aid in memory recall.
Are you from Birmingham? Or, more importantly, have you got a Brummie accent? If so, research suggests that you should stay quiet, as the accent is perceived as not intelligent. A recent study by Smith & Workman (2008), which was presented in this year’s Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society (BPS) confirmed this finding. Participants looked at different photos of women whilst listening to female voices speaking in different accents. They were then asked to rate each photo in terms of intelligence (how intelligent they think the person is). The control group had no speaker, just silence and the photo. The findings confirm this idea, as the Brummie accent was rated as less intelligent by the participants than just silence!
Smith, H-J. & Workman, L. (2008). The effect of accent on perceived intelligence and attractiveness Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society
Well, there is some truth in this statement. OK, maybe not literally… but there is evidence that suggest men and women communicate differently.
Just a big warm welcome back to all the readers, and an apology to the 2 month break. I was in a little accident, which can be read about by clicking here. Posting will resume, as my exam week disintegrates.
A new version of facebook has just been released, and there have been many who oppose the new look. But what is the real reason behind this rebellion? I investigate…
Facebook has become a worldwide craze, overtaking MySpace and Bebo, becoming the world’s number one social networking site. However, they have begun to lose a vast number of their customer’s satisfaction through the changes they have brought in recently. With things in the world going wrong all the time (e.g. recent depression in stock markets, banks going broke, war, shootings etc.), it’s hard to find a positive aspect of life, and just when you thought you found facebook and became familiar & comfortable with it – there they go and change, putting YOU in an uncomfortable place again.
People like comfort, and hate change. Most change is hard to get used to, especially if you have customised all that you had, become accustomed to what you were given, and it gets moved all over the place.
So it’s probably not the content or the changes themselves that has resulted in a major dislike towards the new facebook – it’s probably just them messing around with what you have created.
Of course, there’s always conformity as well. Facebook groups aid in the idea behind conformity, and as soon as you see a facebook group against the new facebook growing far quicker than the facebook group for the new facebook, you’re more inclined to join the one against the new facebook to “fit in with the crowd” and thus feel like you’re part of something “everyone else is”. After this, your mentality can also change so that you actually “believe” that you dislike the new facebook even if at heart you don’t.
Besides, the new facebook isn’t all bad – at least it’s become easier to post wall comments etc…
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