Social Science - 31 January 2007

It seems like we observe our environment through both perception and memory. So in essence as we see something, our brain is concurrently filling in the blanks with its own expectations. Is there a psychological term to describe this phenomenon?

2007-01-31 04:26:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

For example: say i have no will power, is there anything i can do to fix that or am i just stuck that way?

2007-01-31 04:20:01 · 4 answers · asked by Jay's Mommy 4 in Psychology

Lately I seem to get quite irritated by the smallest of things. I' generally an easy going sort of person, but I just seem to get more frustrated with my uni housemates than normal. We didn't know each other before we moved in, but generally get on ok although I am not very close to them as we are different people. The more I live here the more frustated I seem to get. I always have to drive us to go food shopping as am the only one with a car, and it gets on my nerves that once we have shopped they both get a cigarette out and smoke. I don't smoke and don't like smokers in my car so find this very annoying as it only takes two minutes to drive home. They never consider if I'm in a rush or not. They didn't even say thank you for driving them today. It's just little things like this that get me a bit annoyed and the more I bottle it up the more frustrated I get. Am I wrong to get annoyed about these sorts of things?

2007-01-31 04:17:05 · 13 answers · asked by Mr looking for answers 2 in Psychology

2007-01-31 04:12:12 · 3 answers · asked by saravanane71 1 in Psychology

2007-01-31 04:04:02 · 15 answers · asked by paxinfinity 1 in Gender Studies

2007-01-31 03:55:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

There's 'service wife', 'soccer mom', 'single mom', 'housewife/homemaker', 'D.I.N.K', etc. etc. But there's nothing that denotes a woman who's married (with or without kids) and whose husband is on an extended business trip-- 'single mom' just isn't accurate. Granted, the wife/mom must do everything around the house as if she were single, but in this case she most certainly would NOT be. Any ideas?

2007-01-31 03:55:08 · 10 answers · asked by DWin 1 in Gender Studies

2007-01-31 03:51:06 · 4 answers · asked by baba 1 in Economics

2007-01-31 03:49:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Questions should preferably be on life situations, philosophy or even marketing but not on trignometry and stuff.

2007-01-31 03:47:10 · 6 answers · asked by Manian 1 in Psychology

2007-01-31 03:46:58 · 6 answers · asked by juggalette~dopey 1 in Psychology

I am not asking what it does, I am asking WHO or WHICH BANKS OWN or CONSTITUTE these "Federal Institutions."

2007-01-31 03:46:03 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1 in Economics

your topic is must novel one.

2007-01-31 03:45:01 · 3 answers · asked by PERIYASAMY N 1 in Economics

MY FIRST DREAM WAS ABOUT SOME ONE BREAKING INTO MY HOUSE AND MY FATHER AND UNCLE BEING SHOT, ASLO THE ROBBER WAS SHOOTING AT ME AND I WAS HIDING IN MY CAR. THE NEXT NIGHT I HAD ANOTHER DREAM ABOUT ME BEING IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY CAR SPINNING AROUND BUT I MANAGED TO CALL MY MOTHER AND TELL HER WHAT WAS HAPPENING. OF COURSE THESE DREAMS DID NOT HAVE AN ENDING, I JUST WOKE UP. CAN ANYONE GIVE ME SOME LIGHT ON THIS???

2007-01-31 03:39:39 · 5 answers · asked by KOLRR 1 in Psychology

2007-01-31 03:39:18 · 6 answers · asked by rockstar_livin 2 in Gender Studies

2007-01-31 03:35:33 · 7 answers · asked by manu 2 in Sociology

2007-01-31 03:34:34 · 6 answers · asked by jusme 2 in Psychology

2007-01-31 03:33:40 · 8 answers · asked by manu 2 in Sociology

tell me about it

2007-01-31 03:32:19 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-01-31 03:31:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

*when there are streams of evidence that they were...black*

*there is also evidence that the original woman is the Asiatic black woman*

*this is the knowledge that is kept from so many people, why do you think it is?*

2007-01-31 03:31:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

2007-01-31 03:30:43 · 9 answers · asked by manu 2 in Sociology

Everybody seems to gloss over this question and say stuff like "fed reserve is privately owned."

okay, I think everybody knows that now. My question is this:

Who is the federal reserve? If it is privately owned, than which privately owned institutions own or constitute the fed reserve? Is it the same with Bank of England?

2007-01-31 03:29:23 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1 in Economics

...that makes you feel calm and content with yourself...who makes your self-esteem higher than usual...I do :)

2007-01-31 03:26:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

If so, what happened. If not, is there any re-occuring dreams you tend to have, what are they?

2007-01-31 03:24:33 · 15 answers · asked by anon 2 in Psychology

SAYS THERE ARE VERY FEW SIDE EFFECTS. I DON'T WANT TO START THIS IF IT ISN'T GOING TO MAKE ME PRETTY CALM ALL THE TIME. I'M AN ANXIOUS PERSON. I CERTAINLY DON'T NEED ANYMORE ANXIETY. NOISES REALLY BOTHER ME AND MY KIDS GET UNDER ME WHEN I'M TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING & IT MAKES ME NERVOUS AND ANXIOUS. HOWEVER, I DO HAVE 2 SETS OF TWINS 19 MONTHS APART AND AM DIVORCED. I HAVE A SERIOUS BOYFRIEND BUT I AM THE ONLY ONE THAT TAKES CARE OF THEM.

2007-01-31 03:18:26 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Because it would seem to me that the profit margins would be quite remarkable.

2007-01-31 03:15:36 · 4 answers · asked by piperjoe68 3 in Economics

Complaints R Us is open for complaints. Virtual hugs and tissues are offered to all who need them.

2007-01-31 03:15:34 · 1 answers · asked by In Honor of Moja 4 in Psychology

2007-01-31 03:11:16 · 3 answers · asked by devinepromises 1 in Psychology

why do they have to compete every year?

2007-01-31 03:04:58 · 8 answers · asked by Mr Philippines 1 in Economics