Social Science - 31 March 2007

I have always wondered, if someone is born with a selfish or greedy personality, can they change? Even though if they try really hard to change, won't they still be selfish or greedy deep inside (even though they don't want to), and it's just that they're trying to control themselves and not show that they are like that?

2007-03-31 13:11:17 · 17 answers · asked by hello 1 in Psychology

I thought i'd post here after reading another post about women's influence coming from sex.

A guy at our office often speaks about women's equality issues at lunch time...he said once that deep down most men actually hate women....and if not for sex most men wouldn't deal with them at all....I disagreed with him and said "What you don't love your mother" to which he looked away. This incident bothered me because it made me examine the whole macho guy attitude (and my own) towards women. It seems more likely that when guys speak from the heart (like when they don't have to worry about being politically correct) they usually speak of their mate at best as an inconvenience, and at the worst with absolute vile disgust. Why is this? I really hope that there isn't so many women haters out there....but it just may be something in the male pysche that is dark and disturbing.

2007-03-31 11:51:13 · 20 answers · asked by LanceMiller77 2 in Gender Studies

2007-03-31 11:49:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

I mean is it so cruel to wonder what it would have been like if you'd never met someone? But people shape us, don't they? If someone gives you a hard time you're obviously going to be stronger or weaker as an outcome.

2007-03-31 11:40:33 · 12 answers · asked by <3 1 in Psychology

Is there any instrument or any unit to measure love??? How we measure how much love we have for some one or some one has for us?

2007-03-31 11:29:43 · 21 answers · asked by duryadil 1 in Psychology

How many of the things below do people do while sleeping? (I already know that some of them are done, but not all). BTW, when I say sleeping, I mean in bed, NOT sleep-walking. That's a whole other ballgame!

Clear their thoat, cough, cry, hiccup, laugh, pass gas, scratch an itch, sigh, sneeze, swallow, wipe their nose, yawn

2007-03-31 11:26:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

usually a victim of abuse?

2007-03-31 11:05:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

So far, I get worried that I may become obsolete in 10 years. I know that as a supermodel, I get psychological and physical training constantly, but just wanted to check. Who do men really prefer? Is Sherry Argov correct?

2007-03-31 10:51:31 · 15 answers · asked by Milly J 2 in Gender Studies

i remember bill cosby's quote:
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

2007-03-31 10:41:19 · 9 answers · asked by tripppah 3 in Psychology

Can it maybe be countable considering your body fat percent and other variables? Or can it be a matter of mental health and durability?

2007-03-31 10:36:26 · 6 answers · asked by smittkitt8 1 in Psychology

2007-03-31 10:05:51 · 9 answers · asked by Busy Lady 2010 7 in Psychology

California once proposed legislation that would have required 10 percent of its car fleet to be nearly emissions free by the year 2005. This mandate spurred electric vehicle research. Such vehicles could be powered by photovoltaic cells or by batteries that are recharged using an electrical outlet. Would you agree that it is correct to conclude that electric vehicles that use electrical outlets are emissions free? What about electric vehicles powered by photovoltaic cells?

2007-03-31 10:01:58 · 4 answers · asked by TP2001 2 in Economics

Would there be anything I would look for that could indicate a dream meaning something not yet experienced, but yet to come.

2007-03-31 09:51:06 · 2 answers · asked by Busy Lady 2010 7 in Psychology

Why do people ask questions just out of curiosity?
Also, why do people get annoyed when asked why something is the way it is?

2007-03-31 09:38:05 · 35 answers · asked by igul222 2 in Psychology

As you well know, the attraction that women have over men from sexual attraction and attention of men is a fact of society. If for some reason men stopped being attracted to women for sex, would they basically become second class citizens?? I suspect this is the case, because on whole, women lag men in the vast majority of roles, in almost every society. I know this may be unsettling, but are women compromised without their power of sexual attraction?

2007-03-31 09:29:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

I just realized that I have low-self esteem from the result of my being overweight, though it is getting a little better everyday when I work out. My friend, on the other hand, looks much worse than I do (as in her gut is hanging over her jeans, which she wears below her waist so she doesn't go over a size 18) and she doesn't have low-self esteem.....Why is this?????

2007-03-31 09:26:26 · 7 answers · asked by LuvUrGirl 3 in Psychology

2007-03-31 09:26:03 · 2 answers · asked by hip hop queen shehida 1 in Psychology

I will always remember him no matter what. It has been more than a year later when I first met him on the school bus. I would describe him with short black hair, deep dark brown eyes, an amazing smile, and a very sweet voice. He has this unforgettable presence that leaves you thinking about him. Even though it seems impossible, when I am around him, my heart starts racing faster and faster yet it slows down at the same time; my heart may even skip a beat at times. My nerves never get the best of me because they don’t even exist; I feel almost too comfortable around him. In my mind, I think about him all the time. Whenever he talks to me, I feel like the luckiest girl ever to just hear his thoughts and feelings. Whenever I open my mailbox to check my email, I go crazy and wild over his written words. I think it is more than a crush; maybe even it could be love. I know love takes a lot and it is a different feeling than you have with anyone else. If only he felt the same way about me, it would make me so happy. I, of course, have no chance with him. He is in love with her. I will wait for him for us to be together but not forever.

2007-03-31 09:24:05 · 7 answers · asked by Nemo 2 in Psychology

Why or why not? Are all forms of marriage acceptable?

2007-03-31 09:20:05 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

2007-03-31 09:13:09 · 10 answers · asked by scooter 4 in Economics

It's said we only use 10% of our brain, is this just the normal status and based on the amount of brain used at one time, or could we actually function with 100% use of our brains?

2007-03-31 08:42:36 · 20 answers · asked by Luis 6 in Psychology

ive not spoke to sum1 in a year or so but i recently emailed him askin him to go careful around this girl cuz i know wot shes like ,n that i stilled cared bout him,he emailed bk sayin yea i know u care,but i dont talk to her nemore,but ty neway!!
but since then ive had the same dream twice , im stood at his headstone n it says rip...n his name, does it mean sumthin that is wrong or does it mean that i should let go of him or wot i dont understand wot it means !! HELPPPPPPPPPP please

2007-03-31 08:26:22 · 17 answers · asked by sarahstone28 2 in Psychology

A counselor believes the cause of depression in his client is their insistence that they have no choices in life because they are governed by fate and chance. The counselor supports the __________ view of depression.
A. learning
B. cognitive
C. psychodynamic
D. behavioral

A factor that determines whether or not a behavior or feeling is evidence of a psychological disorder may be
A. whether the behavior or feeling is pleasant when most individuals would find it unpleasant.
B. whether the behavior or feeling is appropriate to the situation.
C. whether or not the behavior is illegal and persists regardless of consequences.
D. All of the above

While anxiety is an appropriate response to a threat, it becomes evidence of a disorder when it
A. feels unpleasant.
B. cannot be concealed.
C. is excessive and interfers with the ability to function.
D. cannot be ignored.

2007-03-31 08:25:32 · 2 answers · asked by Greg 1 in Psychology

Once I heard that everyone has dreams. Is this true, because if it is, i can never seem to remember mine. How can i remember them?

2007-03-31 08:17:18 · 12 answers · asked by Kierfo 1 in Psychology

2007-03-31 08:08:45 · 25 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7 in Gender Studies

A man spends several hours in front of his mirror each morning in an effort to put every hair on his head in its exact place before leaving for work. This concern for trivial details suggests
A. dangerous behavior.
B. unusual behavior.
C. reality-based perceptions.
D. delusional hallucinations
I think its C (not 100 percent sure)

You are drinking too much, smoking too much, and fighting with your family. You realize that these behaviors are __________ and decide to seek help.
A. rare
B. self-defeating
C. bizarre
D. persecuting others

Tom is a loner, who has few friends and seems incapable of sympathy or empathy. He is showing signs of the __________ personality disorder.
A. antisocial
B. schizoid
C. paranoid
D. none of the above

2007-03-31 08:02:37 · 6 answers · asked by Greg 1 in Psychology

How is it the USA needs to import wheat gluten when we're supposed to be the world's largets producer of wheat? Isn't the USA still the "breadbasket" of the world?
Pet foods first -- humans, next?
Just curious.

2007-03-31 07:43:51 · 4 answers · asked by eslaterus 1 in Economics

2007-03-31 07:42:24 · 4 answers · asked by Concerned from the Right 4 in Economics

"professional" get their certificates by only being able to PARROT what they are told to read and believe. Since most "professionals" are not even close to being able to think outside the box (dogma) or they will lose their license, it seems to me that the advice they parrot out is nothing but information that would only help those who need to be sheep herded.
If we are "unique individuals" then shouldnt we seek advice or help from those who also think differently from the status quo?
Because so far, by observation of society today and all the supposed "experts" out there to help you, professionals haven't helped out one bit.
(and im refering to to the overall big picture, not about the relatively small amount of individuals who learned a little from supposed professionals and quickly moved past that and on to more understanding)

2007-03-31 07:29:41 · 6 answers · asked by sentient 2 in Other - Social Science

By everybody surrounding u.
Or is it just me who feels this way?

2007-03-31 06:31:08 · 5 answers · asked by Ismaily Rules 4 in Psychology