Psychologist Humor

This post has absolutely nothing to do with the goal of this blog, so consider yourselves duely warned.

The last biopsychology class of the summer officially occurred today, bringing with it a bittersweet mixture of joy and sadness. Great class, lots o' stress. The study guide for the final consists of 46 questions/points to memorize. And they ain't "What is the organ in your skull called?" or "What color is the gray matter in the brain?"
Today, the lecture covered the neuroscience behind various psychological disorders, including ADHD. And whenever a professor talks about the biopsychology of ADHD, he/she must mention the famous Marshmallow Experiment. Bear with me for a brief explanation. I promise, it's worth it. A guy named Walter Mischel originally performed a study that presented children with a marshmallow and a set of directions that went something like, "Here is one marshmallow. you can eat it now, or you can wait til I come back, and then I will give you a second marshmallow." Basically, the study was longitudinal (followed the children for many decades) and found that the kids who waited for the second marshmallow had less likelihoods of developing ADHD, had higher GPA's, were more likely to go to college, less likely to go to jail, etc. etc. Today, our professor showed us a more recent version of this experiment.

And now for qhat might quite possibily be the cutest of all psychological experiments: THE MARSHMALLOW EXPERIMENT.

Take that, technology!

I just beat a video game (Task 51). Well, technically it was a computer game, but one of those with a plot and all that- Epic Adventures: La Jangada. It took place back in the day in South America, and was one of those hidden object games, with other puzzles in between. I must admit I skipped some of the extra games, but completed the whole thing. Ok, readers, please be the judges: does that count?

I also went on a spontaneous mini-road trip to a big city about an hour and fifteen minutes away to go health food shopping. Again, be the judge: does that consitute a road trip? I've always thought of a road trip last more than a few hours, but hey, I figured it was worth a try. The spontaneousness, the music, the shopping were all there. So, what do you think?

18 (Possibly 19) down. 32 (Possibly 31) to go. I am so behind.

(By the way, I passed my comprehensive exams!)
Does anybody know of any rock concerts coming around anytime soon? Or celebrity meet-and-greets?

Also, what task do you think I should try to complete next?

Pigs May Fly

I have not memorized the complete Nations of the World song. I am on Stanza 3 (Norway and Sweden and Iceland and Finland, etc. etc.). Please don't judge me. Comp exams (to continue on in my Master's program) are in t minus 4 days and counting, biopsych is currently eating my brain for an appetizer, and choreographing a musical ain't as easy as it used to be. Yes, I complain a lot. Yes, I blame my circumstances a lot. Yes, I make up excuses. However...

Through some new acquaintances formed at the theatre, I now have some tools to help me complete more tasks. I may have a way to meet a celebrity (a minor one, most likely, but beggars can't be choosers), I was told of a restaurant in town that serves escargot, and there is talk of ways I can touch the remaining two bodies of water that border the U.S hat I have yet to touch (I have touched the Gulf of Mexico's water, prior to a little mishap...).

If anyone knows of how I could meet, oh I don't know, let's say Josh Groban, let me know. However, pigs might fly or Alabama might get a good reputation before that happens, and the year is officially more than halfway over. I need to catch up!