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Emotion notes
Notes that I thought others might find interest in, from my Emotion class:
Attachment is an emotional bond between infant and caregiver.- A secure attachment is developed when parents reliably respond to signs of distress, but go away when their child is overstimulated. These children show moderate distress when their parents leave, but calm down ( Read more... )
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Why I am against the immigration law
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Occupational googlisms and thoughts
I googlism-ed my name years ago, but it seems like there are a lot more people with my name now. And many of them are being referred to by their occupation. I'm still trying to figure out what my next occupation is going to be, so it was interesting to read these and try them on:
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2009 Year in Review
This took quite awhile, and I probably forgot some things, but here's my attempt at a briefish look back at 2009. :)
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Why moral debates are like talking to a wall
Why do people believe things that seem to go so strongly against our ideas of what is right? And why don't they listen when we try to change their mind?
Jon Haidt, in discussing the healthcare debate, attributes it to 3 principles of moral psychology:- Intuitive primacy - We make most judgments on quick intuitive feelings rather than reasoning ( ( Read more... )
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Life
The last 20 friends posts on LJ cover 2 weeks, whereas the last 20 non-quiz or app posts on Facebook from friends covers 2 days and from everyone covers about the last 12 hours. Suffice it to say, I don't check LJ nearly as often as Facebook, so I finally set up email alerts to LJ updates.
As for my life, I'm glad to have the gig behind me. Last ( Read more... )
