lkmkn asked: Humanity *****. At first I thought knowledge was the cure. In a sense, it was, but in other ways it was a poison: Like a kid that learns his dog actually didn’t get sent to the farm for a holiday, I resent knowing why but not knowing how to do anything differently. Sure, [...]
Posts under ‘Psychology’
why can’t i think straight(long question)?
asked: going to add a fair amount of info, want to get a accurate answer, so i’ve warned you. Last year I was doing year 12(final year of high school). i was highly motivated and worked really hard. because of this, i was used to getting a grades A, and everyone put pressure on me [...]
sleep problems or something more?
Super-Awesome-Person asked: well im an adhd kid and a night owl i dont really require sleep tho i **** mornings, if i only had 5hrs sleep i could carry on as normal and still stay up late the next night. for years it has taken me at least an hour to fall asleep, usally have [...]
Is what I’m feeling anxiety?
Sarah asked: Okay, so I’ve always been pretty happy with my life, always the bubbly girl who gets excited about the little things. Since the ages of about 11 or 12, I’ve had bowel problems relating to nerves triggered by absolutely nothing. Sometimes after meals, mostly at restaurants, sometimes randomly at home, at a friends [...]
Why can I remember this so perfectly?
stanemac12 asked: To start off, let me say that my memory is nothing particularly impressive. I can study material before an exam but I probably won’t remember everything. While I was completely bored, and I don’t know how I thought to do this, I started recalling memories of what my grandparents house looked like. This [...]
Opinion on this type of memory? Open minded people only, please?
Lil Mizz Chel13 asked: It’s very strange, but this is a weird way of putting it… Lets say my memory is two boxes. My front box is what i am thinking about directly. The back is what’s wandering around the back of my mind, not concentrating on it. I remember things best if both have [...]
I think I’m a chronic procrastinator, what can I do to help overcome it?
potheadpenguin asked: I’m overdue on almost all my coursework, the deadline is tomorrow and I still haven’t even started two essays. I’ve made a start on my geography coursework but still have to finish it. My procrastination is also getting in the way of my social life, I broke up with my gf a few [...]
Classical conditioning?
Anglo Jerk asked: Identify the UCS, UCR, CS and CR in each of these scenarios. 1. To discourage coyotes from attacking their sheep, ranchers fed the coyotes small pieces of mutton tainted with poison that, when ingested, caused the coyotes to experience extreme dizziness and nausea. Later, when the coyotes were placed in the pen [...]