Social Science

There are few people that I have met who do not fear death. We all love life, and do not wish to die. This is natural. We fear death, because we do not know what really happens after you die….
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Synesthesia is defined as a neurological condition in which more than one of the bodily senses are combined. Although this phenomenon is considered to be a neurological condition, it is not listed in the ICD classifications or the DSM-IV. This…
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What is intelligence? If we are to ask the question about whether it is environmental or inheritable, we need to be clear about what intelligence actually is. My old psychology teacher used to say “intelligence is what intelligence tests measure.”…
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To examine the fear of death in a social science perspective, we must consider two main viewpoints and exposit as fully as possible. First, we can consider the fear of death in a PHYSIOLOGICAL sense. In terms of evolution, organisms…
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To find out what your daydreams say about you, look out for a really good, readable psychology book. Even if you don’t agree with everything it says about personalities and daydreams, it will make absorbing reading and create some very…
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While environmental factors can influence intelligence, most of your capacity for intelligence is inherited. You have certain genes that ‘predict’ your intelligence. Your environment can enhance or detract from your final achievement in the way of intelligence. That being said,…
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There is no proof that, globally, women laugh more than men, only studies that suggest that perhaps in certain circumstances and in certain parts of the world, this is so. Provin’s study, with which I have “issues!”, is one such…
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I admit it, I am a chronic smiler. I learned it from my mother. She made it her goal to try to get others to smile. It was one way she spread joy in the world around her. A buser…
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Sometimes dreams have no meaning. They are just a jumble of images that pass through your mind while you are sleeping. Sometimes they are happy and sometimes sad and scary. And sometimes just downright stupid. Most of the time we…
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One thing we can know about the human condition: we will face bad times, and we will face loss in many ways over our lifetime. These external circumstances do not create unhappiness within us; we create unhappiness in how we…
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