On Monday, our Sensation Perception class followed up the jello study by investigating supertasters. There are a number of resources online that help you identify what kind of taster you are. So we did 5 different assessments to see if they would give us the same answers. One of my Read more…
Last week, our Sensation/Perception class had lemon jello day. If this sounds insidious, I assure you it’s just a bunch of fun. Here’s the deal. We whip up a batch of lemon jello, but color it with red food coloring. Then you have participants taste the jello either blindfolded or Read more…
Evolutionary psychologists tell us that it is in the best interests of human females to disguise their fertility over their menstrual cycles. Not only does this help prevent unwanted attention from unacceptable males, but it keeps the male partner “guessing” about her fertility status and more likely to stay close Read more…
As the proud mom of three terrific daughters, and a third daughter myself, I am always a little dismayed by people who have strong preferences for children according to sex–they usually want boys. So it was with some trepidation that I read a new article by Fiona Mathews, Paul Johnson, Read more…
Back in 2002, my attention was caught by a study by Gerianne Alexander and Melissa Hines of Texas A&M, in which young male vervet monkeys played more with toy balls and cars than the females did. The young female vervets played with dolls and pots more than the males did. Both played with Read more…