This piece is an assignment from Dr. Adam Steiner’s Introduction to Brain and Behavior course. For their final project in this class, students could write either a blog post or a fiction story about some aspect of the brain. The objective was to discuss how some aspect of behavior relates to different neurological functions.  By Jana Weber I sit down in the back of the class as I dread the day. The second bell rings, indicating the first period of the day has now started. I just transferred to this high school, and I haven’t made any friends yet. I’m not really good at making friends ..read more

We’re wrapping up Psych Week with this updated post to help students considering a psychology major understand the wide range of careers available for people with an undergraduate degree in psychology. Many of the resources listed in previous posts also contain great career information, particularly the Psi Chi website. By Emily Stark and Karla Lassonde The psychology major gives students an opportunity to develop a range of career skills, including analytical and critical thinking, research and information literacy, communication, and teamwork, among many others (APA, 2018). Employers value ..read more

April 21 through 27, 2024, has been designated Psych Week by the American Psychological Association, with a goal of celebrating the science of psychology! All week we’ll be sharing various resources and links to learn more about psychology. There are many useful psychology-focused blogs and websites available that can help you learn more about any topic that interests you! Here are some options to check out: Character & Context is the blog from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, the largest organization of social psychologists and personality psychologists in the world. Th ..read more

April 21 through 27, 2024, has been designated Psych Week by the American Psychological Association, with a goal of celebrating the science of psychology! All week we’ll be sharing various resources and links to learn more about psychology. Psi Chi, the International Honor Society for Psychology, was founded in 1929 with a mission to encourage excellence in scholarship and advance the science of psychology. Learn more about them here: https://www.psichi.org/ They offer a range of scholarships, awards, and grants to undergraduates who are members of Psi Chi—you can find a listing of opportunit ..read more

April 21 through 27, 2024, has been designated Psych Week by the American Psychological Association, with a goal of celebrating the science of psychology! All week we’ll be sharing various resources and links to learn more about psychology. One thing many students struggle with is learning to write in APA style, but there are many online resources that can help you! Purdue OWL Website The Purdue Online Writing Lab [OWL} site includes easy links to examples of all types of references, so whether you’re citing a journal article, a blog post, or a YouTube video, you can quickly see how to correc ..read more

April 21 through 27, 2024, has been designated Psych Week by the American Psychological Association, with a goal of celebrating the science of psychology! All week we’ll be sharing various resources and links to learn more about psychology. Psych In Your World Faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato, recorded the Psych In Your World series of videos to share the wide range of topics related to psychology. Each video is accompanied by additional topic resources, such as related podcasts, and discussion questions or other lesson plan ideas for instructors to incorporate the videos into y ..read more

By Crystal Hecht Women spend a great amount of time on social media and compare themselves to other women. This is causing many of those women to change their posts to provide an image that doesn't necessarily portray who they really are. Women are much more body image-conscious than men. We use social media to share our lives, relationships, ideas, and thoughts to stay connected to one another, but we also let social media define how we look and think about ourselves. Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram are examples of big social media programs that are very popular today. Social media can hurt ..read more

By Julia Stegmaier Remember the last time you made a joke with your best friend, and only the two of you knew what it was about? How about that big hug from your mom? Or the adventurous stories of your childhood that brought you and your siblings together? Such memories can make us feel truly connected to the person with whom we shared those moments. Simply thinking about these situations can bring a smile to your face. Have you ever wondered how these close bonds can make you so happy?  Caregivers, siblings, close friends, and romantic partners have something in common. They share a spec ..read more

By Madeline Averill Now that in-person classes have returned since the pandemic, in-person tests are being taken once again. Tests can create anxiety. Perhaps you are not prepared for the test or you have studied extensively. One who is not prepared for their test may have anxiety due to the lack of preparation. One who has high expectations of themselves academically and is prepared may still be full of anxiety due to not thinking they’ll perform well on the exam. It is very common to be either of those students. Both of them play a factor in having test anxiety and may portray similar sympt ..read more

By MacKenzie Berg How many times a week do you wake up feeling rested? You’re going to your first class of the day and while sitting in class you notice your eyes become very heavy. You find it incredibly hard to keep your eyes open and stay awake. Now you are missing notes and other important information from your professor. So, after class, you decide to grab caffeine before your next class and this cycle repeats itself. This is a very common routine college students have. According to "Why You Should Make a Good Night’s Sleep a Priority," (2021) on average college students should be getting ..read more