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Carlotta Fois

Social Conformity Starts In The Brain - 0 views

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  • New research reveals the brain activity that underlies our tendency to "follow the crowd."
  • no doubt that we look to the behavior and judgment of others for information about what will be considered expected and acceptable behavior.
  • "We often change our decisions and judgments to conform with normative group behavior,"
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  • triggered a long-term conforming adjustment of an individual's own rating and that conflict with the group elicited a neuronal response in the RCZ and NAc similar to a prediction error signal.
    • Carlotta Fois
      Carlotta Fois on 10 Sep 10
       
      This is an interesting point. It means to say that if we are part of a group and that group has a strong opinion about something or a preference, to conform, our brain adjusts to that preference.
  • Dr. Klucharev and colleagues hypothesized that social conformity might be based on reinforcement learning and that a conflict with group opinion could trigger a "prediction error" signal. A prediction error, first identified in reinforcement learning models, is a difference between expected and obtained outcomes that is thought to signal the need for a behavioral adjustment.
  • The researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine brain activity in subjects whose initial judgments of facial attractiveness were open to influence by group opinion
  • reinforcement
  • Dr. Klucharev and colleagues hypothesized that social conformity might be based on reinforcement learning and that a conflict with group opinion could trigger a "prediction error" signal. A prediction error, first identified in reinforcement learning models, is a difference between expected and obtained outcomes that is thought to signal the need for a behavioral
edu schettino

Big Moments | Psychology Today - 0 views

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  • Everyone's life has superlative moments—times when we feel extraordinary and our experiences are recorded in Technicolor. "It's part of the human condition,"
  • Psychologist Abraham Maslow famously coined the term "peak experience" in 1964 to denote sudden feelings of intense well-being that fill us with wonder and awe. Psychologically healthy people tend to have more of them, and such experiences can also bring feelings of interconnectedness and create a sharper sense of life purpose.
  • Happiness Big Moments
keyla solis

'Jersey Shore' star gets two days of community service in plea deal - CNN.com - 2 views

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  • "You seem to be acting like a Lindsay Lohan wannabe," he said. "This is not the way you want to live your life."
    • keyla solis
      keyla solis on 10 Sep 10
       
      Obviously they are warning her and we can see how bad a reputation Lindsay Lohan has. 
  • She told MTV News that jail is not the place for someone as attractive as she is.
Isabela Cortines

How much Twitter server space goes to Bieber? - The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs - 13 views

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    • keyla solis
      keyla solis on 09 Sep 10
       
      It is amazing how many people tweet @justinbieber! Its unbelievable that he receives 60 tweets per second and that he is achieving something that has never been seen in twitter. No other celebrities can beat him!
    • danielle barkhausen
      danielle barkhausen on 10 Sep 10
       
      I think this is incredible how someone is able to recieve in less than a second 60 TWEETS!! Justin Bieber has reached the top. This is just amazing. Because of Twitter, Justin's fans can keep up to date with him and it shows just how much influence he has over them. This is a new record for Twitter. :O WOW
  • Every time Bieber tweets, his messages have to be delivered to more than five million people who then endlessly retweet it,"
    • Michelle Keesee
      Michelle Keesee on 09 Sep 10
       
      Shows just how much influence he has over his fans.
  • his account receives more than 60 @-replies per second for a while after he tweets
    • Nadia Rizek
      Nadia Rizek on 09 Sep 10
       
      I never thought Justin Bieber would get so many tweets in one second. It's amazing how many fans Bieber has!
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  • everything around and about Justin Bieber is consistently popular on Twitter."
    • Solange Trujillo
      Solange Trujillo on 09 Sep 10
       
      Justin Bieber has become so famous in such little time.
  • Twitter wasn't originally designed to handle
    • Mikaela Selman
      Mikaela Selman on 09 Sep 10
       
      It's incredible how many comments Bieber gets. The amount is so much that Twitter wasn.t designed to handle, wow.
    • Jennifer Norman
      Jennifer Norman on 09 Sep 10
       
      I think Bieber is more popular than Ashton Kutcher.
    • maria melgen
      maria melgen on 09 Sep 10
       
      i can't believe he takes up 3%! twitter is a huuge community, and 3%, although it sounds small, is a lot!
    • Jose Luis Prida
      Jose Luis Prida on 09 Sep 10
       
      I think JB is the most famous person in Twiiter
    • Isabela Cortines
      Isabela Cortines on 09 Sep 10
       
      Bieber is so young and it's amazing how much fans he has
Isabela Cortines

Nearly 200 commercial pilots faked experience, China says - CNN.com - 1 views

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  • Nearly 200 commercial pilots in China falsified their flying experience, Chinese aviation officials have discovered.
    • Isabela Cortines
      Isabela Cortines on 09 Sep 10
       
      Wow, that's scary
Jennifer Norman

Possible plea deal in works for JetBlue flight attendant - CNN.com - 1 views

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  • "This was a serious incident... the estimated cost of replacing the chute is $25,000, and the disruption to air travel was considerable."
    • Jennifer Norman
      Jennifer Norman on 09 Sep 10
       
      I truly home Slater is not charged with felony endangerment.
maria melgen

Mexican officials: Gunmen behind massacre of 72 have been killed - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • three others were found dead inside a vehicle on the side of a highway, Poire said The dead suspects were identified by the survivors of last month's massacre
    • maria melgen
      maria melgen on 09 Sep 10
       
      I think it seems like there was someone else involved in the massacre and killed them so that he wouldn't be caught
Jennifer Norman

Should you give your teen a credit card? - 3 views

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  • Companies are now prohibited from marketing on or in within 1,000 feet of a college campus,See full article from WalletPop: http://srph.it/aqItr9
    • Jennifer Norman
      Jennifer Norman on 09 Sep 10
       
      I am glad that CARD Art implemented this policy.  Many college students were getting into financial debt even before they had their first means of an income.
Isabela Cortines

MGM defends safety practices after lion attack caught on tape - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • At first, the lions appear relaxed, lying down as the trainers stand nearby.
    • Isabela Cortines
      Isabela Cortines on 09 Sep 10
       
      The trainer didn't have any idea that the lion would attack him like that
Jose Luis Prida

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/09/08/nevada.lion.attack/index.html#fbid=4QVJh8zRyux&wom... - 0 views

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  • that the lion appeared to try to show his dominance over the trainer after the man "stiffened" when the animal turned his gaze on him.
    • Jose Luis Prida
      Jose Luis Prida on 09 Sep 10
       
      I thought that the lion wanted to attack him to eat him or something like that, i didn't know lions thought that way, very similar to the way humans think.
maria melgen

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/09/08/nevada.lion.attack/index.html#fbid=JSwQeYMGq0l&wom... - 0 views

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  • "It was definitely him saying, 'I'm the boss here,'" added Salmoni, who survived a similar attack by a lion
    • maria melgen
      maria melgen on 09 Sep 10
       
      i had no idea lions thought this way. after seeing the video I thought he was attacking for fighting, not dominance.
Konrad Obritzhauser

BBC News - US President Obama condemns plans to burn the Koran - 3 views

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    • Miguel Barcelo
      Miguel Barcelo on 09 Sep 10
       
      I can't believe that a church would go ahead with something like this. Hundreds of lives are in the hands of those doing the burning.
  • US officials say they cannot intervene as the church's actions would likely be protected by the US constitution's guarantee of freedom of speech.
    • Konrad Obritzhauser
      Konrad Obritzhauser on 09 Sep 10
       
      There should be an exception to that
anna luiza marques

MGM defends safety practices after lion attack caught on tape - CNN.com - 4 views

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  • "Incidents where animal handlers are bitten are very rare," Absher said, adding that the trainer "is in good health and anxious to return to work."
    • anna luiza marques
      anna luiza marques on 09 Sep 10
       
      I wonder how this trainer is anxious to go back to work after going through all of this.
Miguel Barcelo

Acid attack victim: Sunglasses -- and God's han - Flash Player Installation - 1 views

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  • "Did you wake up that morning and go, 'I'm going to, I'm going to carry some acid in a cup and throw it at the first person that I see?' Was it a dare? You know, why
    • Miguel Barcelo
      Miguel Barcelo on 09 Sep 10
       
      Wow, poor women, what kind of person does something like this?! I hope she gets better soon.
keyla solis

The fading iPod Classic lives on -- for now - Sep. 2, 2010#comments - 8 views

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    • monica sebelen
      monica sebelen on 08 Sep 10
       
      I prefer the Ipod Touch, but the Classic has better storage. Make one Ipod with a mix of both
    • Andrea Barcelo
      Andrea Barcelo on 09 Sep 10
       
      The more technological and modern ipods get, more and more people are buying it and its getting more popular
  • But the iPod Classic has one killer advantage: It features an amazing 160 GB of space for music, which is enough for 40,000 songs.
    • Luis Pereyra
      Luis Pereyra on 08 Sep 10
       
      I am amazed that the Ipod classic hasn't gotten many changes done in a while, however it has a lot of memory, which is good for people who care mostly about the music and not about stuff like apps in the ipod touch.
    • Michelle Keesee
      Michelle Keesee on 09 Sep 10
       
      Even though the Ipod Classic has been around for five years, it is surprising that no major upgrade has been created.
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    • Nadia Rizek
      Nadia Rizek on 09 Sep 10
       
      When Apple brings out the newest ipods, people forget about the old ones.
    • yamell canaan
      yamell canaan on 09 Sep 10
       
      its amazing how an ipod can hold 16,000 songs and how many new ipods with more advanced technology are developing.
    • Jennifer Norman
      Jennifer Norman on 09 Sep 10
       
      I used the refurbished website of Apple to purchase a 160 gb IPod this summer for $180.
    • keyla solis
      keyla solis on 09 Sep 10
       
      I believe that it is not fair that Apple decides to kill off the old Ipod, because not everyone has the same tastes and maybe some people prefer this Ipod over the other ones available now. They should try their best in at least trying to please a lot of people.
  • Apple's decision to completely ignore the iPod Classic means that 2010 will
  • be the first year in the iPod's nine-year history in which the Classic doesn't get even a slight upgrade.
    • Jorge Requena
      Jorge Requena on 09 Sep 10
       
      The ipod classic doesn't need to be updated its all ready the best it can be. Plus people are now buying the itouch and the ipod nano instead of the ipod classic.
  • And that's 16,000 songs if you don't fill it up with anything else. The iPod Touch's memory is typically crammed with apps and high definition video, which aren't exactly small files.
  • Some minor tweaks aside, the iPod Classic has basically been the same since October 2005
  • That's plenty for most music lovers, but it will set you back $399 -- $150 more than the $249 iPod Classic.
  • If Apple were to kill it off, the biggest iPod left would be the 64 GB iPod Touch, which has enough memory for 16,000 songs. That's plenty for most music lovers, but it will set you back $399 -- $150 more than the $249 iPod Classic.
  • And that's 16,000 songs if you don't fill it up with anything else.
  • And that's 16,000 songs if you don't fill it up with anything else.
  • Would Apple kill off a device that still has a cult following? Maybe.
  • The company likes to push its customers to stay on technology's cutting edge -- and sometimes, its innovations take it a step too far.
Manuel Fernandez

BlackBerry's problem: The smartphone with the most apps wins - Aug. 5, 2010 - 5 views

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    • Jorge Requena
      Jorge Requena on 09 Sep 10
       
      The difference between the number of apps is so much. It makes it obvious why apple sells so many iphones and itouches.
  • At Apple, there's about 250,000 apps for that. At BlackBerry's App World, there's just 8,000.
    • Manuel Fernandez
      Manuel Fernandez on 09 Sep 10
       
      It is amazin to see how many apps there are in apple and the gap there is between what I belive are the two most popular hanhelds out there. 250,000 to 8,000
    • Manuel Fernandez
      Manuel Fernandez on 09 Sep 10
       
      It is amazin to see how many apps there are in apple and the gap there is between what I belive are the two most popular hanhelds out there. 250,000 to 8,000
    • Manuel Fernandez
      Manuel Fernandez on 09 Sep 10
       
      It is absolutely amazing to see how many apps Apple has for their products. And it is even more astonishing to see the gap there is from 250,000 to 8,000 in two of what I belive are the most popular hanhelds out there.
Andrea Barcelo

Most Expensive Cars In The World: Top 10 List 2009-2010 - 4 views

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    • marco de moya
      marco de moya on 08 Sep 10
       
      its impresive how a simple car can cost 8,700,000 dollars.
  • The 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe was sold for $8,700,000 in 1987.
    • Andrea Barcelo
      Andrea Barcelo on 09 Sep 10
       
      8 milllion dollars is too much money for just a car! this money should be used for other things such as charity!
  • marco de moya on 08 Sep 10
     
    fastest and mostr expensive cars ever
Jorge Requena

Acid attack victim: Sunglasses -- and God's hand -- saved my vision - CNN.com - 1 views

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  • Bethany Storro doesn't usually wear sunglasses, but she got a surprise paycheck and bought a pair earlier this week. Those sunglasses, she is convinced, saved her eyesight when a woman threw a cup of acid in her face 20 minutes later.
    • Jorge Requena
      Jorge Requena on 09 Sep 10
       
      Its really lucky that the woman happened to be wearing glasses when she got splashed with the acid.
keyla solis

'Jersey Shore' star gets two days of community service in plea deal - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • "I'm too pretty to be in jail. I'm a good person. I'm not a criminal and I will never go back there," she said.
    • keyla solis
      keyla solis on 09 Sep 10
       
      at least she regrets being in jail and hopefully won't be there again
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