One recent problem that the field of psychology has been facing is the replication crisis. This means that researchers redo a psychological study with the same procedures as the original, but they may not obtain the same (significant) results. When these findings first came to light, some started to question the validity of psychology as a science due to its lack of … [Read more...] about The Replication Crisis
Archives for September 2022
Derivatives are Opposite to Boundaries: The Generalized Stoke’s Theorem and its Applications in Physics and Aerospace Engineering
I hope all of my readers are doing well as midterm season approaches. In this week’s blog post, I will try to cover a lot of information in a short amount of space. First, I will be building up intuition for a math formula that has staggering importance. This formula is called the Generalized Stoke’s Theorem, and very well may be my favorite piece of math. Then, I will explore … [Read more...] about Derivatives are Opposite to Boundaries: The Generalized Stoke’s Theorem and its Applications in Physics and Aerospace Engineering
Avatars and Our Perception of Self in Digital Worlds
We use avatars all the time, even outside of our computer screens. The advent of playing roles to fit in and navigate other worlds is not exclusive to gaming, though that is where we hear the word “avatar” thrown around most. Once you enter a game of soccer, and are pitted against another team, you take on the role of a player from your own team. The rules of your world have … [Read more...] about Avatars and Our Perception of Self in Digital Worlds
All My Life: The Importance of Community
All my life is a 2020 romance movie that was directed by Marc Meyers, written by Todd Rosenberg, and based off of a true story. The movie follows our main characters, Jenn and Sol, as they make the most out of Sol’s last couple of months to live. Jenn and Sol are getting ready to start their lives together when Sol gets very sick. He wakes up one night in excruciating pain and … [Read more...] about All My Life: The Importance of Community
The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Sham Study
Any student who has taken an Introductory Psychology course has read about the Stanford Prison Experiment. Philip Zimbardo, the researcher from Stanford in charge of the study, randomly assigned participants into groups of ‘guards’ (11 participants) or ‘prisoners’ (10 participants), each with corresponding roles and levels of power. Participants were paid for each day in the … [Read more...] about The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Sham Study