Monday, January 7, 2008

Unit 1 discussion question

What interests you most about psychology? What are some of the questions about psychology that you hope this course will help you address?

37 comments:

Brittany D said...

There's many things that intrest me in psychology mainly on how the human behavior develops and the learning processes. I would like to learn basically everything psychology has to offer, it's a very entertainly topic.
Brittany D

Anonymous said...

I'm interested to learn about why people and animals behave the way they do. I also look forward to learning more about the human brain and memory. Why is it that I can remember things back from when I was four years old, but I don't remember what I ate for breakfast today?
Katie V

MrsA said...

You're right, Brittany-- Psychology can be pretty entertaining... what's up with forgetting what we had for breakfast, for instance, as Katie says?!
Keep going!

LeeanneM said...

Mainly I'd like to learn why things do and think the way they do. Why do certain people, or animals, react differently in different situations? Psychology in general seems to be a very intersting subject, and I really loook forward to learning in depth about it
Leeanne M

Mr.Mac said...

Ulysses Everett McGill says, in the film "O' Brother Where Art Thou", that "it's a fool who looks for logic in the human heart." That ties into what interests me most about psychology: why do we do what we do? Why do perfectly logical people sometimes make some of the most mis-guided decisions?

Rhea said...

Psychology interests me becuase i would like to learn why people and animals behave differently to different situations. i would also like to learn about human behavior.
Rheana R

Unknown said...

The brain is what fascinates me the most. I hope to learn stuff about twins and how their thoughts and actions are similar.

Lila Y.

Anonymous said...

I find psychology interesting because I love the way the brain works. Psychology helps explain where all you emotions come from, the way you think, even to interpret dreams. I find it really interesting.

skriu said...

Psychology interests me becuase it's always affecting people in someway. I'd like to learn how the human behavior is developed to better understand people around me.

seank

chelsey said...

What I'm most interested in psychology for is having all my theories on human behavior validated. Another interest is Sigmund Freud, I think he has a lot of interesting theories and I want to learn more about him. Some questions I want to learn are about the studies the government did on prisoners and how they experiment today.
chelsey m

Unknown said...

alot of things interest me in Psych. i think the thing that interests me most is the behior of humans and why people act differently in with the same situtation.

Unknown said...

There are many things I want to learn throughout this course. I want to learn about the way people thing, and why they think that way, I wanna know more about hereditary issues. I wanna learn how these things come up.

Nathan P.

Kevin P said...

I've always been interested in psychology ever since I was young and im glad i get a chance to learn about it now. I would really like to understand why different memories are brought back up where as some are repressed.

Kevin P.

CSwanson said...

Im interested in psychology because it is always affecting us and is in constant use. I think if i learn a lot from this class it could help me understand things that are going on in my life.

Unknown said...

Many things in psychology interest me, i want to know how people think and what causes human behavior etc also i would like to know how peoples personality develops.

Martin said...

The thing that interests me the most about psychology is the topic of the brain. I'm always fascinated about how much of the brain we actually used, in comparison to the amount at our disposal. I hope to understand what parts of the brain work the hardest and do the major tasks.

Martin R.

Unknown said...

The thing that intrests me the most is learning why we do the things we do.

Unknown said...

Psychology is interesting because you get to learn why people think and how people think the way they do. You get a better understanding on how different people react. It is interesting to know how the brain works and what it does for you.
Brittany S

Destiny L said...

I could go on all day about the list of things I'd hope to be knowledgable about in Psychology but let's start with just 4.
I'd love to know why I react a certain way with things. What really makes us tick. Why do we all strive to be normal and the development of our brains.


~ destiny L

Vanessa said...

I think psychology is really interesting to me because I like to learn about why our bodies do what they do and why we react to many things. I would love to learn more about psychology as I read more chapters.

sCrbadger said...

My main intrest in psychology is how the brain works and how humans and animals interact with their own kind and other species.I cannot wait to read about all the reaserch that is already been established on the human brain.

Claire B

Lush Vuitton said...

The thing that I'd say interests me the most is the fact that people actually study the way people think and all the chain reactions that take place in order for simple thought to occur. I've always wondered about insanity and morals and things like that. The fact that there are so many different states of mind and emotions that we all encounter. I'd like to find out exactly how this happens and what some deciding emotional factors are.

ambam5 said...

I am taking psychology because, i honsetly needed something to do until graduation. After reading unit 1, i am intrested in learning why we do the things we do. It looks really interesting. I just want to know more about it!
Amber B

MSYN said...

SYN here,

I really want to know about why some people act the way they do. Like killers who thrive off of that stuff. Do they really feed off killing? or are they just begging for attention? or do they just not know how to deal with there issues, and think everyone is out to get them or hurt them? Im really excited to learn about why we do things the way we do,
SYN out...
p.s. Sorry about the whole killer ie. it was the only thing i could think of and i got on a role:)

Laura M said...

I am interested in learning why people do the things they do and why certain things happen to people. For example why some people get mental illness. I am excited to learn about the scientific study of behavior and mental process.
Laura M

Adrianna M. said...

I am interested in psychology because I want to get into the medical field and want to learn about the brain and behaviors or if things that happend as a child can affect you as an adult? All that good stuff :)

xOxO
- Adrianna M!

Anonymous said...

The thing that interests me the most about Psychology is the human brain and how the human behaivor develops. I also am looking forward to learning about hereditary issues.

Stephanie said...

I'm interested to learn why we react the way we do when we are in a good situation and also in a bad situation, why some people react more calm and some just go crazy..........Psychology is a very interesting class, I want to learn more about it. BEY BEY...........=)

Melissa D said...

I think psychology is cool because it helps you know what people are thinking. Its almost like you can read minds. I'm interested in learning everything on why people act the way they do.

colt. said...

Psychology has always interested me. I signed up for it this year as an elective but didn't get it so I was bummed. Independent study gave me a chance though and i'm glad i got the opportunity. What I plan on learning from this study is how to better understand people. I also plan on learning something about myself.

Unknown said...

I am really interested in learning about what makes people do certain actions. I really want to find out more about human memory also. I hope i can have all my questions answered by taking this course.

Derek H.

shellleigh04 said...

I am interested in learning about the human brain and how it functions. I am also interested in how humans and animals behaviors are similar and how they relate.

Michelle G

Danielle said...

The thing that interests me most about psychology is the behavior of people. Why they do the things they do in result of an experience or situation. I want to learn everything about psychology!
Danielle P.

Anonymous said...

What intrests me the most about pyschology is the fact that your learning things about yourself that you dont know.

Courtney said...

I am interested in learning about people's preferences. What makes people like certain things, and what makes them dislike certain things
Courtney S

Anonymous said...

What interested me most in psychology was how the brain has more then just a couple lobes that control certain parts of our body and mind, and the affects of disorders on the body due to brain damage of some sort. I find it be very entertaining.

Unknown said...

I would like to learn about what triggers new ideas when you are bored. Does are brain ever stop working? Or why is it that the brain gets worse as we grow old even tho it should be filled with more knowledge.