2/23 Blogs

To get good grades get good sleep:

1.cramming is not beneficial.
2.college students need sleep to function even though they are older.
3.Video games are played better on sleep.

1. age when less sleep is necessary
2. If all subjects are improved with sleep.

CT-Not all students of every ethnicity class load or sleep pattern were tested in this experiment.

Brain Sacks Out In Stages:

1.Our Brain shuts off on its own.
2. You can be awake consciously but still partially asleep.
3.Waking up sluggish could mean your brain is still asleep.

1. How to keep your brain on at all times.
2. Once certain parts are off can you wake them up.

Sleep Position gives personality clues:

1.My position is Free fall
2. Only 7% of people sleep like this.
3. Most people sleep in the feotus position

1. What my position means in depth
2. How to judge others sleep positions on all nights.(are they different)

CT- Not every person in this experiment were tested every night to see if there sleep patterns changed.

Snorting a brain chemical could replace sleep:

1.orexin a reversed the side effects of sleep deprivation.
2.Could treat narcolepsy.
3. Very few side effects to using the drug.

1.How could this drug be beneficial.
2. Could this be used in war.

Sleep/ dream Diary

Date	Time to Bed	Time Awake	Total Amt of Sleep	Dreams	Naps	Other sleep Issues?
2/12
2/13	12am	12pm	12hrs.	all kids at school hated me		none
2/14	12am	12pm	12hrs	----------------		none
2/15	12am	12pm	12hrs.	----------------		none
2/16	12am	12pm	12 hrs.	---------------		none
2/17	1am	1pm	12hrs	----------------		none
2/18	2am	2pm	12hrs	----------------		none
2/19	12am	12pm	12hrs	-------------		nap at 5 to 7
2/20	1am	2pm	13hrs	friend betrayed me		none
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Febuary 4th Blogs.

Blog#1: i see a spinning grid. It seems like there are four separate ones. Our brains can't interpret the grid because it is moving too quickly. The same thing happens with a spinning wheel.
Blog# 2:The ganzfeld procedure is when the patient is exposed to unstructured sensations.It can induce hallucinations by only exposing the patient to one type of light or sound at a time. Yes because this experiment does not require any use of unnatural chemicals or surgeries to complete, so it seems safe.
Blog#5: This experiment allowed the patients to view color as well as numbers in sync. This means that people would associate the number4 for example with the color blue.
Blog#9: I am smarter than a college student. I picked the correct answer the first time around. we see from the light coming in through rays penetrating our eyes.
Blog#6: The 2 strongest illusions are the snake illusion and hidden bird.

Adolescent's Relationship with peers

Q: What makes a friend different from an acquaintance?
A: Your closer to a friend.
Q: What happens when you fight with a friend?
A: You don't talk
Q: is that person still your friend?
A: Yes
Q: How do you resolve the problem?
A: Talk it out
Q:List the names of the people in the group?
A: Lindsay, Bridgette, Eric, Amy, Jen, Vinny.
Q: who do you hang out with after school?
A:Lindsay
Q: on the weekend?
A:Lindsay
Q: At Parties?
A: All
Q: Who is the most popular person in the group?
A: Amy
Q: What is that person like?
A: Emo turd, poser. Drug addict.
Q: why is that person popular?
A: she claims to "party" to get attention. she's kinda pretty, and shes an attention getter.

Historical Perspective On Adolescence

Did you attend high school?
65:yes
18:yes
Did you want to?
65:yes
18:yes
What subjects did you study?
65: math,English, science
18: i take a lot of career bases courses.
What kind of HW did you have?
65: A lot of HW
18: not too much
Did the kids in your neighborhood go to high school?
65: most did.
18: all do
How many hours per week did u work?
65: none
18:20-25
did you want to work?
65:no
18:no
what were your clothes like?
65:conservative
18:casual
did you date in HS?
65: no
18: yes
how did you spend free time?
65: movies, and outdoor play
18:movies, mall, parties
Most nagging problem?
65: parents wanting me to be proper
18:work and relationships
what is the main difference in respect from teenagers of your era and now?
65:respect for parents
What do you think of today's teenagers?
65: I think that if the parents raise their children correctly they can turn out happy and respectful.

mom's Blog

When Jessica was pre school age, she was very independant and bossy. She was enrolled in a preschool program and I always got funny notes sent home every week. The teacher would tell me what the kids were doing and their progress. She would tell me Jessica had a lot of friends but would always want to be the boss at the "centers". She would tell the other kids what to do when they had imaginary play. She loved to play school but she was always the teacher and she would get mad at the "class" if they didn't listen to her.

One note that I received always makes me laugh when I think of it. The teacher said the kids had to walk in a line when they were outside and Jessica would always walk backwards and talk to her friends. Then sometimes she would walk into a pole on the building. The note said she was improving on her listening skills and she wasn't walking into poles as much.

Jessica still has the same personality traits, but has learned to not be so bossy. She still has trouble being too opinionated though.

Lisa Tierney

3 Blogs

Genetic Testing:
I read a blog about being tested for breast cancer genes so that you can eventually cure yourself and not have to deal with the negative consequences that come fro having cancer. There is a law against gene discrimination at work but i don't think that and jobs or insurance companies are going to be honest and non discriminatory.
Twin and family resarch
I read an article about two twins who were seperated at birth and they ended up doing everything the same in life and have similar personalities. This shows that adoptions do not always effect the children in a negative way.
Human genome project
this is a 13 year long project that wants to determne different genes and help those who have genetic mutations that could end up hurting those in their lives.