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The Psychology of Competition
Amiya, , Psychology, Spring 2023, Showcase, Psychology In Sports, WAMS, 0Can competition be healthy? According to Think Like A Monk by Jay Shetty1, competition hinders productivity. However, sports psychologists2...
What’s On Your Mind? Here’s What YOU Are Thinking (Probably)
Gregory, , Psychology, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), article, WAMS, 0Introducing the ever-fascinating field of psychology: the scientific study of the human mind and its functions whereby psychologists seek...
Why People Like Soft Things; The Reason Why The Human Race Is Attracted To Fuzzy Textures
Ella, , Thinking flexibly, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Gathering data through all senses, Spring 2023, Showcase, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, WAMS, soft textures, 0Humans are naturally curious. Whether it’s babies or adults, people are always asking questions, learning, and using their senses....
Dissociative Identity Disorder: The Stigma, What It Actually Is, and How To Be a Better Ally
Jimmy, , Psychology, Bullying, Youth Activism, Reduced Inequalities, Fall 2022, mental illness, mental health, psychology, 0Not many people know what dissociative identity disorder (DID/OSDD) is, as it is more commonly referred to by its...
Descriptive Review of a Broken Child: Raheem
Jesse, , Quality Education, Psychology, Social Class, Listening with understanding and empathy, Gathering data through all senses, Responding with wonderment and awe, Description of a Child, Summer 2022, Showcase, LUTE-STEM, Descriptive Review, 1Physical Presence and Gesture Raheem is a 12-year old, (presumably) African-American student from upper Manhattan. As I was his...
Utilizing Genetically-Informed Research Designs to Better Understand Family Processes and Child Development: Implications for Adoption and Foster Care Focused Interventions
Evan, , Family, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, environment, psychology, genetics, mental health, evidence, adoption, research, hereditary, foster care, 0While pondering the question of Nature or Nurture, I wanted to apply it to a real world situation. The...
How Men and Children Affect Each Other’s Development
Lilyana, , Gender, Psychology, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Gathering data through all senses, child development, mental health, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Kyle D Pruett, a Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry, dives into the differing experiences infants face with infants might...
Relationship between Screen Time and Children
Yaseen, , Psychology, Technology, Orange Cove High School, technology, 0In the article, “What Does Too Much Screen Time Do to Children’s Brains?” (Upfront) I learned that screen time...
Dr. Brenda Shook is an associate professor of psychology at National University. She explains that the question isn’t “nature...
Nature vs. Nurture Debate Continues
Evan, , Environment & World, Psychology, mentalhealth, character development, environment, 0Though scientists don’t advocate for either nature or nurture, there are optimal methods in both that develop personality positively....
Addiction is More Common Than You May Think
Leonel, , Psychology, Nature, addiction, Orange Cove High School, 0Addiction. Once it becomes a part of you it’s hard to leave behind, it is bonded to you, and...
Nature vs. Nurture
Evan, , Psychology, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, youth, experience, mentality, health, family, 0Both factors work with each other; search for the most viable way to develop someone’s actions regarding their situation....
I am offering my love to you, since I have nothing else to offer. Keep it close like a...
Approaching Silence
Andrea L, , Thinking flexibly, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Psychology, Bullying, This is America, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Orange Cove High School, shyness, 0In the text, “The Dilemma: Keeping Quiet” (Upfront), I learned that there are desirable ways to approach introverts. The...
The Uprising of Fear During Covid-19
Megan K, , Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, Coronavirus, Listening with understanding and empathy, fear, RHS, 0Over the past two years countless lives have been changed since the upbringing of the horrific virus, Covid-19. This...
The damages of child and mother separation
Adalia, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2021, Showcase, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, experimentation, RHS, 10Science evolves to help provide better opportunities, yet in order to make these advancements science sometimes takes it too...
Herd Mentality
Daniela, , Gathering data through all senses, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Psychology, Community, Good Health and Well-Being, Questioning and posing problems, humanity, RHS, 4Ever since humans are little kids, everyone always tries to fit into a group. While growing up, people search...
Nature vs. Nurture
Emily, , Questioning and posing problems, Gathering data through all senses, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Quality Education, Psychology, Nature, RHS, Nature vs. nurture, 3We separate everything about ourselves into two categories, nature vs. nurture. The debate over nature vs. nurture focuses on...
Nurture Defines Our Identities
Madison, , Nature, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Psychology, RHS, nature vs. nature, 0The debate of nature vs. nurture has been ongoing for an extremely long time. Some people believe that both...
Finding the Good/Adjusting
Annabelle, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Gathering data through all senses, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, Coronavirus, covid19, RHS, 1The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on every person – nationwide. However, this toll is different for everyone....
Mind Hunter by John Douglas and Mike Olshaker
Sammy, , Psychology, Crime, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Mindhunter, 0Hello, My name is Sammy Jacobsen, and currently, I am reading Mindhunter by John Douglas and Mike Olshaker. This...
Ethics of Stanford Prison Experiment
Emmy, , Prison, Psychology, ethics, Prison system, #psychology, stanford prison experiment, 1The Stanford Prison Experiment was cruel and inhumane but led to great psychological change and discovery. The study was...
Does Power Corrupt?
Claire B, , Voting, Social Class, Science, Psychology, Politics, power, voting, Leaders, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Manipulation, government, Corrupt Politicians, 0Why is it that corrupt people always find themselves in positions of power? Perhaps the answer to this is...
Psychology on the aftermath of betrayal
Adalia, , Showcase, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, Fall 2021, RHS, betrayal, 9People everywhere experience the harshness of betrayal. Whether it was when a friend hung out with someone else, a...
Hidden Emotions
Raniyah, , Psychology, History, Community, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Fall 2021, Poetry, This Is My Body, magazine, The U School, #TheTruth, #emotions, 15This is my body. In it are hidden emotions. Emotions from a dark place with a burnt dust smell....
Is A Positive Attitude REALLY Important To An Athlete’s Performance?
Andrea, , Showcase, Sports, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, Fall 2021, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Psychology In Sports, 7Emotion can affect the cognitive function, energy level, and physical performance of an athlete. If an athlete is in...
Does a Positive Outlook have an Effect on Performance?
Isabella, , Showcase, Sports, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, Fall 2021, sports, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, mindset, Positivity, 4Sometimes in more individually oriented sports like tennis and golf, players often find themselves spiralling down a negative mindset...
Why do we dream and does mental health affect our dreams?
Neve, , Showcase, Psychology, Mind Dump, Good Health and Well-Being, Fall 2021, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, sleep, conscious mind, 6Some psychologists claim that dreams are the firing of neurons during a state of rest, while others suggest that...
What methods of flattery do politicians use to gain a following?
Sammy, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Psychology, Politics, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, psychology, 0Throughout political campaigns, it is clear that politicians used many different methods of flattery in order to gain their...
The art of letting go
Amra, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Psychology, Books or Plays, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, 15Recently, I read The Art Of Letting Go by Rania Naim. I appreciated this book. I came across parts...
How Far Is Too Far?
Meghan, , Showcase, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, Spring 2021, mental health, RHS, 13What defines a negative mental health stigma? Is it the person who has the mental illness or is it...
Sleep deprivation is becoming an epidemic among high school students
Nicolette, , Showcase, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, Spring 2021, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, sleep, 1The phenomenon of sleep deprivation among high school students is a continuous cycle. After a long day at school,...
Mental Illness & Time
Dominique, , Good Health and Well-Being, Coronavirus, Spring 2021, Showcase, Psychology, Pandemic, mental health, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Students & The Pandemic” by Aaliyah M she speaks on how the pandemic has affected plenty...
Unashamed Conversations About Unmet Mental Health Needs
Maddie, , Showcase, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, Fall 2020, mental health, RHS, 3Impulse buying, binge watching, unemployment, and millions of deaths. The feelings of instability and insecurity plague the lives of...
You, Yourself, and Your Being
Hannah, , Good Health and Well-Being, Fall 2020, Showcase, Psychology, human nature, RHS, Self-reflection, psychology, 1In life, artwork, and especially literature, the narrative is often formed to the understanding of good vs. evil. There...
Historical Trauma
Chloe, , Drugs, Psychology, History, Good Health and Well-Being, Fall 2020, Showcase, mental health, Native Americans, 0Native American communities face many obstacles, one being a huge mental health crisis. Native Americans have endured a brutal...
Why can’t you just be happy for once?
Maddie, , Showcase, Family, Psychology, Life Skills & Fitness, Good Health and Well-Being, Fall 2020, Parents, anxiety, RHS, 4Endlessly drowning in a pool full of emotions and weight. Paralyzed with fear and a place I could not...
What would you choose?- Wealth VS. Happiness
Hanna, , Career & Job Readiness, Psychology, Happiness, Point of View, career, happiness, Wealth, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2Personally, I think I would choose wealth over happiness because since our modern-day is such a capitalistic society that...
The twin
Jaylene, , Literature Guides, Guides, Character Traits and Relationships, Psychology, Crime, Books or Plays, #psychology, Harvest Collegiate High School, #book, 7Ivy, the protagonist in The Twin, has a few traits that influence her relationships with others. One, she is...
Procrastination in Teenagers.
Isabella, , Good Health and Well-Being, Fall 2020, Showcase, Stress, Psychology, student, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Procrastination, teenagers, mental illness, mental health, 7Procrastination is well known throughout most of the population, especially in highschool and university students. Parents see procrastination as...
New Normal Class of 2021
Selena, , Coronavirus, Fall 2020, Showcase, Quality Education, Psychology, Orange Cove High School, Pandemic, #2021, seniors, 0In today’s time, it has been hard and stressful coping with everything. The most impacted are the younger generation...
Youth Mental Health and COVID-19
Sage, , Quality Education, Psychology, Coronavirus, Fall 2020, September 2020, Showcase, emotions, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2With Covid-19, the overall mental health of students has drastically decreased. The lack of meaningful social connections follows directly...
Is Boredom A Good Thing?
Osiris, , Showcase, Psychology, Fall 2020, Orange Cove High School, boredom, 9People often use the phrase “Boredom is for boring people” but what if there is more to uncover. In...
Do video games contribute to youth violence?
Dominic, , Argument, Fall 2019, Showcase, Good Health and Well-Being, Violence, Psychology, Bullying, Gaming, Call to Action, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, bullying, child violence, 6Parents are teaching their kids values in the wrong ways. Giving kids video games that show aggression and violence...
Mental Health in Schools
Kira, , Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Psychology, Happiness, Lake Washington High School, 19Mental health is no joke and is becoming a very common problem for struggling teens. One website states that,...
Motherhood and School
Anonymous, , Life Skills & Fitness, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Psychology, parenting, motherhood, Curie High School, depression, 5“What’s the point of trying?” A constant thought that roams my mind on a daily basis. Restless nights, lack...
An additional social worker in CPS Schools
Oscar, , Showcase, Quality Education, Psychology, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 3Yo, Chiraq Oscar here and I am posting this blog to talk about an issue that concerns me. I...
Anxiety
Aggie, , Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Psychology, Life Skills & Fitness, Science & Math, Spring 2019, mental health, Chicago, Curie High School, 2Anxiety-riddled 8-year-old with wide eyes and a scared mind. Waking up every morning not being able to breathe and...
Why am I so detached and aloof from people sometimes
Jada, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2019, Showcase, Getting Started, Psychology, Austin Independent School District, 5It is said that 50 percent of the world population make up introverts and the other 50 percent is...
Perfectionism and Motivation
Hailey, , Sports, Psychology, Spring 2019, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Perfectionism and motivation are two very understudied concepts that are very fascinating. It is evident that their are links...
The article I read this week was about phobias again, specifically triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number 13. In...
Mental Illness and Homeless: 3 Ways Communities Can Help
Sera, , Showcase, Psychology, Community, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2019, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0https://nowcomment.com/documents/137216 This document discusses ways that the community can help those in the homeless population suffering from mental illness.
Mental Toughness, Perfectionism
Isabell, , Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Psychology, Spring 2019, mental toughness, mental health, #athletes, perfectionism, 1For my second round of research, I found a research paper regarding perfectionism in sports and its correlation to...
Technology: Friend, Enemy, or “Frienemy”
Gwendolyn, , Fall 2018, Technology & Computer Science, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Psychology, Social Media, Technology, Science, technologyinvasion, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0George Orwell’s dystopian classic, 1984, seems near prophetic when looking back on the work today. Orwell predicts the increase...
School-to-Prison Pipeline: The Labeling Theory, Socialization
Isabell, , Fall 2018, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Quality Education, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Stress, Psychology, Social Class, restorative justice, socialization, education, labeling theory, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, School to prison pipeline, 0The Labeling Theory states that individuals “behave in ways that reflect how others label them” (Crossman). For example, if...
Do violent video games contribute to increasing youth violence?
Amani, , Violence, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Psychology, Gaming, Technology, Decision Making, Fall 2018, Showcase, youth, Violence, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, #videogames, #aggression, 5https://nowcomment.com/documents/116606#.W88xDUtKjD4 When looking at the evidence and scientific studies, it is hard to deny that there is some correlation...
Does pursuing research about a potential “gay” gene promote an inherent homophobic bias?
Mariah, , Showcase, Fall 2018, LGBTQ+ Rights, Psychology, lgbt, gay, lesbian, bisexual, conversion therapy, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Homosexuality, genetic research, gay gene, Transgender, 3The very real fact of conversion therapy has caused many members of the LGBT community to be skeptical of...
Anyone can have a Learning Disability around you
Ronaysi, , Getting Started, Psychology, Spring 2018, Showcase, Quality Education, ADD, P.U.L.S.E. High School, learning disability, education, 2It’s important for me to graduate high school because I will have better opportunities with a diploma. I can...
People have trust issues because they took the time out to open up and to let people get to...
ADHD and Your Brain
Zoe, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Science, aplang18, neuroscience, research, ADHD, ADD, mental health, brain, 0ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The American Psychiatric Association defines ADHD as one of the most common...
Diagnosing ADHD
Zoe, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Good Health and Well-Being, Gender, Psychology, aplang18, research, gender, ADHD, ADD, mental health, statistics, 0A 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) found that 8.4% of children in the United States have a...
Bibliotherapy and Art Therapy as Methods for helping the Isolated and Mentally Ill.
Judge Thomas, , Beauty, Psychology, Happiness, Books or Plays, Good Health and Well-Being, Creative Writing, Mind Dump, Spring 2018, Writing, Showcase, seekinghelp, patients, The Fifth Column, ptsd, therapy, Bibliotherapy, 0There are many psychological treatments for individuals seeking medical attention whether to treat or manage a mental illness. Therapy...
Mental Health Stigmas
Caleigh, , Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Psychology, Happiness, Friendship, Surveys, What do I stand for?, Spring 2018, 5According to MentalHealth.gov, “If you have, or believe you may have, a mental health problem, it is helpful to...
There’s More To Life Than Just Pain
Yaqui, , Happiness, The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, Showcase, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Psychology, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #Survivor, mylife, #selfharm, #notashamed, 3I feel like being alone But in reality I just need someone to never let me go Expressing my...
How Geography Affects Your Personality
Erica, , Showcase, Psychology, Nature, The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, 3Geography is highly correlational with personalities. Understanding how geography shapes people’s personalities is key in understanding how to help...
Geography influences how personalities are developed in people. Some personalities are known to be more successful than others. Since...
One worry people tend to have is that marijuana negatively affects your brain chemicals. The two brain chemicals it...
Can Writing Help with Pain.
Judge Thomas, , Creative Writing, Decision Making, Mind Dump, Spring 2018, Showcase, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Books or Plays, emotions, therapy, psychology, writing, Feelings, 4There are many types of therapy in the world that can help with an individuals emotions such as anxiety,...
“Kill Yourself”
Caleigh, , Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Bullying, Love, Call to Action, Spring 2018, blue whale challenge, kill yourself, societal norms, mental health, suicide, 4We live in a world where mental health is a prevailing struggle, that affects all ages. On average about...
Without Literature, the human mind enters the realm of insanity.
Judge Thomas, , Language, Psychology, Wonder, Research Help, Science, Literature, insanity, 1The process of my research thus far concerning human interaction and the way humans emulate, or try to emulate,...
Multi-Level Marketing and its Uncanny Resemblance to the Pyramid Scheme
Maxwell, , Social Class, American Dream, Incarceration, Prison, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Politics, Happiness, Debt, multi level marketing, pyramid scheme, bernie madoff, Money, 0In business, there exists a competitive craving to be smarter, faster, and bigger than everyone else. This urge stems...
Is it wrong to depend on others?
Lindsay, , Psychology, Fall 2017, The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, Showcase, 2In life, we often think that the only way to be secure is to be secure in oneself. Humans...
Should we stand with or against the use of marijuana?
Isa, , Showcase, Drugs, Psychology, Science, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, 1Marijuana is a drug being used very often in 2018. However, researchers still haven’t been able to fully understand...
Blogging a Research Paper!
Eric, , Fall 2017, Thesis Feedback, Spring 2018, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, Psychology, Research Help, Technology, Decision Making, 1For this essay, I am choosing to recycle and dig deeper into one of my past posts, on freedom...
Violent Media: A Convenient Cover-Up of Our Mental Health Problem
Kevin, , Science, The Fifth Column, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Psychology, Okemos High School, mentalhealth, #researchtopic, 1Image Credit: https://thetriangle.org/opinion/becoming-desensitized-to-violence/ Over the past few years we as nation have witnessed a series of mass killings that have...
How Does Cell Phone Use Affect Our Health?
Beth, , Happiness, Technology, Good Health and Well-Being, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Psychology, cell phones, technology, mental health, physical health, health, 2Handheld technology certainly has its pros and cons. The pros include easy communication, access to news, a platform for...
Lazy!
Zoe, , Showcase, Psychology, Biases, Fall 2017, work, Inquiry, millennials, Aldous Huxley, 4Everywhere you turn, you can see someone complaining about how lazy today’s young people are, how we were handed...
How does society deal with tragedy?
Lexi, , History, Call to Action, Social Class, American Dream, Showcase, Community, Violence, Fall 2017, Family, Terrorism, Psychology, Social Media, tragedy, society, 9/11, coping, tribute, loss, 0In society, people often deal with tragedy in different ways. Many use prayer to cope with it, ” “It’s a...
Is Technology Advancing Us Towards Mental Inertia?
Maxwell, , Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Psychology, Technology, American Dream, Creative Writing, Fall 2017, intelligence, numbness, technology, mental health, 1The bustling flood of technology that has poured into our world has brought a whole new menagerie of...
Is Technology Affecting Our Relationships With Others?
Sophie, , Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, Psychology, Social Media, Media, Technology, Relationships, technology, 4Technology is at the forefront of today’s society and is pervasive in everyday life. However, there are many negative...
Opioid Abuse in America
Ronnie, , Drugs, Psychology, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 0Opioid abuse has become a serious problem in the United States as well as an increasing public health issue....
What Makes People Religious or not Religious?
Zach, , Showcase, Psychology, Religion, Point of View, life, religion, spirituality, 1I consider myself to be about as atheistic as one can get. I was raised Catholic, and went through...
Do communities define us?
PJ, , Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Friendship, Community, presidenttrump, #Trump, community, trump2017, belonging, 1Communities such as salt lake city are made up of distinct people; students, businessmen, workers, artists, religious figures are...
“Kill Yourself”
Jacqueline, , Partnerships for the Goals, Argument, Psychology, Science, Social Media, Happiness, Good Health and Well-Being, Call to Action, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Technology, society, mental illness, mental health, psychology, science, suicide, depression, suicide prevention, history, 1On average in the U.S. 121 people die by suicide every single day making suicide the 10th leading cause...
Is Who You Are…Where You Live?
Erica, , Psychology, Science, personality, location, geography, traits, 2Over many decades of study, people have found that there are five main personality types. However, researchers have been...
Language and Thought: the Story of the Feral Child
Logan, , Psychology, Science, Good Health and Well-Being, 0Language is one of the fundamental attributes that makes us human. No other species has a means of communication...
According to an article by Beyond, 20% of people procrastinate chronically. Unfortunately, I am a part of that 20%;...
How the Brain Craves Sadness
Maxwell, , Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Psychology, Happiness, Decision Making, Fall 2017, sadness, contradictory, happiness, psychology, emotions, 11Emotions are very weird and to be quite frank, terrifying. Emotions for another human being cause so many issues...
Ethics of Metal, Glass, and Plastic
Eric, , Biases, Getting Started, Psychology, Politics, Social Media, War, Point of View, Media, Showcase, Rights, Decision Making, Inquiry, Robots, ethics, Morals, survey, 2A little while ago, I visited the Moral Machines website. It’s a study put out by MIT to see...
Why are We So Mean?
Zoe, , Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Getting Started, Psychology, Bullying, Decision Making, Fall 2017, sparkinquiry, 4Humans experience an array of emotions, ranging from elated to depressed, apathetic to anxious, excited to afraid. There is...
Where does the influence of my parents show in my life?
Bronwen, , Showcase, Family, Psychology, Thesis Feedback, family, psychology, behavior, child behavior, 1Based on my knowledge from what my parents have shown me, my mindset and the ways I think will...
Does the way I was raised determine the course of my life? Are our passions embedded in us as...
At my lowest points of my teenage years, I have pleaded to an invisible force that I would do...
How does being born as the youngest, middle, or oldest child change your personality?
Isa, , Showcase, Family, Psychology, Fall 2017, 0I found that depending on when you were born in your family, you will most likely have a different...
Is Our Destiny Determined?
Judge Thomas, , Showcase, Psychology, Point of View, Science, Decision Making, Fall 2017, destiny, determinism, 3Do I have a destiny? Personally, I believe that I can shape my own destiny, but this question...
Be aware of biases & work to overcome them
Kliton, , Showcase, Summer 2016, Race Relations, Psychology, Summer 2017, 0Most of the peoples all around the world prejudge other peoples. And the reason that this thing happen is...
There is not one adult in this world who has not created a stereotype about someone throughout their life....
Controlling Happiness
Jordan, , Spring 2017, This I Believe, Showcase, Psychology, Happiness, Okemos High School, TIB, 3I firmly believe that everyone has control of their own happiness. There are several different things that can bring...
Relaxation: The Best Mindset
Zachary, , Stress, Psychology, Spring 2017, This I Believe, Showcase, Okemos High School, TIB, 1Introduction – Hi there, and welcome to my essay upon a personal belief of mine. In the essay that...
Abstract: The American Diet
Maddie, , Psychology, Happiness, Zero Hunger, Spring 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, health, government, food, diet, american diet, 1The overall American diet, has shifted into what is fastest, cheapest, and most often what is unhealthiest. Many convenient...
Would you want to have hyperthymesia?
Siena, , Showcase, Psychology, Spring 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, 0Hyperthymesia is an extremely rare condition in which individuals have a superb autobiographical memory. A boy in the United...
The Effects of Prison- Research Paper
Giselle, , Showcase, Prison, Race Relations, Psychology, Spring 2017, 1The overwhelming amount of studies preformed on the various inmate populations of the prison system suggest that the system...
Bruised
Maddie, , Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Psychology, Spring 2017, Creative Writing, 5“No, this wasn’t meant to happen.” His rocking begins to take on a certain rhythm. “I shouldn’t be...
The Importance of Cell Phone Addiction
Ethan, , Psychology, Media, Technology, Spring 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, 13The Importance of Cell Phone Addiction By: Ethan Barmettler Cell Phones are the foundation of human society,...
While researching confidence and the factors affecting it, I seemed to get lost in endless information correlated with self-esteem....
Animals with complex emotions are important because I want my dog to love me.
Isa, , Showcase, Psychology, Life on Land, Love, Spring 2017, dogs, Animals, emotions, complex emotions, 6The topic of animals understanding complex emotions is interesting to me because first, I watched a documentary about a...
The Mind and Its Benefits from Meditation
Gigi, , Showcase, Psychology, Religion, Happiness, Spring 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, 7In researching about the benefits on one’s mental health from meditation, I found several studies that show numerous reasons...
Can animals understand complex emotions?
Isa, , Spring 2017, Showcase, Psychology, Life on Land, emotion, Animals, 6Recently I have began to research if animals can understand complex emotions like humans do. While exploring deep into...
I’ve learned a lot from my research about meditation. It was easy to find benefits of meditation, but the...
Why Superfoods are worth reading about
Anna, , Psychology, Zero Hunger, Spring 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, mental illness, Superfoods, health, 2Superfoods offer health benefits that will prolong life and increase the quality of life. Certain foods, such as blueberries,...
The Effects of Prison on Mental Health
Giselle, , Prison, Psychology, Spring 2017, Showcase, incarceration, prison, mental health, 25In attempt to understand the effects of prison on mental health I have found interesting information about inmates organized...
I must admitt, I don’t care about wind tunnels I must admit I fear many things. Most of them,...
We all have voices in our heads. For me, it narrates what I do, what I’m thinking, I...
After doing research on EBSCO, I found three available sources on hyperthymesia. The first told me some important information...
How do dogs perceive us? (Initial Research)
Jessica, , Psychology, Nature, Life on Land, pets, dogs, psychology, 0I found lots of different articles on how dogs perceive humans. Some of which support my thesis and some...
(I’m)Perfect
Malia, , Psychology, Happiness, Friendship, Media, Spring 2017, Showcase, Gender, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Beauty, 2Using Gale to find information on what I was studying was somewhat difficult. At first, I wasn’t specific enough,...
Is music subjective or are responses to certain sounds instinctive?
Alea, , Showcase, Psychology, Music, Spring 2017, 0This past week we have been working with the Gale website to find more sources about our research projects....
The media, especially movies, can be very misleading when portraying the life of a spy and the intelligence community...
How Our Pets Perceive Us (Initial Research)
Jessica, , Spring 2017, Showcase, Family, Psychology, Life on Land, Happiness, 1How do dogs perceive their owners? I have always found animals fascinating, especially dogs. There are some questions that...
Are emotions good or bad?
Miguel, , Inquiry, Stress, Psychology, Happiness, Spring 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 3How will the world react when there is further increase of people that live their lives in autopilot? Autopilot...
The Key to a Perfect Mindset in Athletics
Vanessa, , Showcase, Sports, Psychology, Spring 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, 4“ People used to go and see sports psychologist when they had a problem. Now the focus has shifted...
Prison Life
Giselle, , Showcase, Prison, Psychology, Crime, Spring 2017, prison, 8In research to answer the question, does the prison experience cause psychological issues, I have found the following information...
Toxhiuhmolpilia
Andreas, , Showcase, Inquiry, Psychology, Spring 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, 7The Aztecs believed that every 52 years, one full cycle of their solar year, the world would end and...
For my topic, using the Gale researcher was slightly difficult to find the articles I needed. However, I was...
How Social Media can Spread Outdoor Awareness
Chloe, , Showcase, Inquiry, Beauty, Psychology, Social Media, Happiness, Media, Spring 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, outdoors, 4Since my last post, I have done more research about how social media can and cannot positively influence people...
Meditation: A Beneficial Practice
Lily, , Psychology, Religion, Happiness, Spring 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Stress, 5My research question is, assuming meditation alters brain pathways, what are the consequences and benefits of those alterations? Thus...
The Effect of Gender Roles on the Workplace and Behavior
Suzanna, , Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2016, Psychology, No Poverty (Economy), 2I have done more extensive research into how gender roles affect the workplace and aggressive behavior. According to a...
Causes of Violent Outbursts in Youth, A Research Paper
Jackson, , Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Violence, Inquiry, Fall 2016, Stress, Psychology, 0I chose for my research paper topic to study the causes of violent outbursts in youth. I chose this...
My Body
Janyah, , Showcase, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Beauty, Psychology, Happiness, Love, Spring 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, 12Boys will judge a girl just by her body not her personality,attitude,or the way she carry herself . Most...
No emotions
Brianna, , Spring 2017, Showcase, Psychology, Love, 3Everyone says love hurts , but that’s not true . Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Envy...
Child Labor
Hannah, , Crime, Happiness, Call to Action, Showcase, Rights, Slavery, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, child development, mental illness, child labor, psychology, 3Child labor in our world today incorporates 250 million children worldwide. Child labor occurs when “people under fifteen years...
Recreational Marijuana: Yes or No?
Foster, , Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Drugs, Fall 2016, recreational, pro con, weed, marijuana, 4My research topic is whether the use of recreational marijuana should be legalized in more states, or if it...
Confidence seems to be something that many want, and few truly have. In an article on forbes.com titled “Use...
How Technology Affects our Health: Mentally and Physically
Montana, , Stress, Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Politics, Social Media, Happiness, Media, Research Help, Call to Action, Showcase, Social Class, Quality Education, Technology, Fall 2016, Privacy, 11Technology is a very wonderful thing. It can connect us to others, give us information and give us a...
How Music Affects Our Emotions
Alea, , Showcase, Fall 2016, Psychology, Happiness, Media, Music, Good Health and Well-Being, 1I have chosen to write about the effect that music has on our emotions. I am interested in this...
For my research project I decided to do it about brands. It has come to my attention that most...
If you could remember every single day of your life, would you want to?
Siena, , Psychology, Hyperthymesia, 2After reading a Vice article about a documentary following a boy who can remember every single day of his...
Research shows that being separated from their birth mother has an enormous effect on the child’s unconscious psyche. Even...
A Look into How Gender Roles are Affecting our Society?
Suzanna, , Psychology, Showcase, Gender, Fall 2016, 0I am researching gender roles in American society, and focusing my research on how our society is negatively impacted...
Scientists have spent a lot of time researching the power of meditation. With its coming popularity in the West,...
The Triggers and Layers of Domestic Violence
Angelica, , Showcase, Violence, Family, Fall 2016, Psychology, Wonder, Domestic Violence, #domesticViolence #women #help #therapy #family #truma #help #speakup, 2Did you know 2 out of 3 children are exposed to trauma and violence Do you think...
Diet versus exercise: Which works better?
Ramazan, , Psychology, Zero Hunger, Responsible Consumption and Production, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Fall 2016, Okemos High School, 5For leading a healthy lifestyle, it simply comes down to diet and exercise, the most effective method is where...
I am a frequent gamer and I am always confronted with the argument that video games are bad for...
Maybe I am the rose that grew from concrete or maybe I am the crevice where the beauty grows...
Why being smart, hardworking, and intelligent is not enough: Assessment Report on Ms. Moody
Bethany, , Showcase, Minimum Wage, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Fall 2016, Psychology, Reduced Inequalities, 0Juan S & Bethany G wrote this report from the point of view of a public health psychologist. You...
Panic, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: Assessment Report on Mr. American Dream
Ashley, , American Dream, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Fall 2016, Psychology, 2Gabriel Byrd & Ashley Sok wrote this report from the point of view of a public health psychologist. You...
Traumatic Events Haunt Mr. American Dream: An Assessment Report
Alexa, , Showcase, Fall 2016, Psychology, American Dream, 1Alexa Jones & Kerry Shaw wrote this report from the point of view of a public health psychologist. You will...
Sleep Survey
Lena, , Surveys, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Fall 2016, Stress, Psychology, survey, sleepsurvey, 3I have created a survey to gather information pertaining to how people sleep and what they do before bed....
You know after talking to you Sometimes, Just sometimes, I think about dying Not like, I’m sick of my...
You ripped my heart out of my chest, and tossed it around, tore it open and walked away to...
Posion Love
Olivia, , Showcase, Poetry, Fall 2016, Stress, Psychology, Happiness, Friendship, Love, Good Health and Well-Being, 1Love is supposed to feel warm, not feel rejected/poisoned I loved someone… but he didn’t feel the same way...
Over the past few years, more and more schools have been requiring their students to follow a strict uniform....
Welcome to my animation, based off the anime Death Note. I based my project off the anime series called...
The Adventure of Lizard
Shantanu, , Psychology, Stories, Showcase, Scratch, Gender Equity (Women), election, #Trump, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, technology, Project, school, Black Lives Matter, 4This is satire on the conspiracy of the political spiced latte (Also, go to McDonald’s. They’re a corporate sponsor.)...
An Argument For Swear Words
Andrew, , Art, Fall 2016, Psychology, Crime, Showcase, Quality Education, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Okemos High School, ExposSquad, argument, 2Almost all words are equal. I believe that nearly every word should have equal usage, no matter their spelling...
The most terrifying thing is when I loose my phone. For one, I always think I’m not going to...
The friend-o-nater, the gadget that gives a friend
Allie, , Technology, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, Fall 2016, Psychology, Social Media, Friendship, 0It looks like a FitBit, or maybe one of those Apple watches, but it’s a ring. The screen that...
I have just finished Graceling by Kristin Cashore and it has blown my mind. Throughout the book, Katsa is...
So far I found The Liberation of Gabriel King by K.L. Going to be interesting in how it talks about a...
In the book Did I mention I need you? by Estelle Maskame a girl named Eden is trying to handle a...
My Thoughts On Terrorism
Ricardo, , Terrorism, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, Violence, Race Relations, Fall 2016, 2This is my first post so be free to tell me if I have ANYTHING wrong. I am going...
Does gowing apart have to mean losing connection?
Yuliana, , Showcase, Family, Fall 2016, Psychology, Friendship, Books or Plays, 2The book That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton is about to boys who are really close...
We don’t label people, we label food
Jee, , Race Relations, Fall 2016, Psychology, Bullying, Showcase, 2My dad always did not let me eat popcorn. My whole entire family did not eat popcorn even in...
To All the Boys I’ve Ever Loved
Jenessa, , Showcase, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2016, Psychology, Happiness, Friendship, Books or Plays, Love, 0To All the Boys I’ve Ever Loved written by Jenny Han, a good girl gets letters that are supposed...
In the book I am reading, called Paper Towns, a boy meets a girl (his neighbor) that has recently...
Many parents spoil their children even though there is research on the negative effects that follow. Parents want to...
Where I’m From
Patrisha, , Drugs, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2016, Stress, Psychology, Happiness, Where I'm From, Showcase, Good Health and Well-Being, Violence, Rape Culture, Family, 0I am from a used to be drug-abused, so now she needs the drug use From an older brother...
Malaise as if it were a Localised Miasma
Connor, , Showcase, Fall 2016, Psychology, Favorite Word, 3It’s a beautiful word. It is a condition, a frame of mind, a concept–malaise is an attractive word. And...
The Weeping Willow
Taylor, , Family, Poetry, Fall 2016, Beauty, Psychology, Nature, Friendship, Love, Showcase, Okemos High School, 1Why does the weeping willow weep? so gentle and so tender so slight and slender it’s frail branches sway...
What is the meaning of multi-sided? I think that this is my favorite word because it has many definitions...
First, it is important to address the possible causes of insomnia. These range from medical to psychiatric conditions. Common...
There are many theories about why people have unique personality traits. Some theories suggest that nature and nurture play...
Greed is one of the many things humanity has in common. Some show greed more than others. But, at...
Contagious yawning is a phenomenon that only happens in humans and as a response to hearing, seeing, or even...
Checking Claims In A Wikipedia Article About Sexism
Jorge, , Showcase, Rights, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2016, Psychology, 2I Believe this article because it highlights historic moments of sexism in the world. It explains how sexism is...
“Who are better: dogs or cats?” This topic has been passionately debated numerous times. I see dogs as the...
Hi When I researched the key to happiness, I found that there are multiple keys to be happy. One...
Speak Easy?
Shelby, , Stress, Psychology, Showcase, Fall 2016, 1The term associated with the fear of public speaking is “glossophobia” and is described as a type of performance...