People With a 'Sweet Tooth' Have Sweeter Dispositions
A recent study was done by the phycology at Gettysburg College. A correlation was found between a persons ‘sweet tooth’ and a positive disposition. The research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology were five experiments where continued. He first one showed that a person who ate chocolate was far more likely to volunteer to help another person the a person who ate a cracker or no food at all. Another study found that a person who likes sugary snacks, like cake and cookies (compared to other taste types) were found to be very agreeable and helpful people. The authors of the study were so confident with their findings that they thought in future studies scientists would be able to hypothesize if a specific person had a sweet tooth nor not after analyzing their personality. The author also makes notes that further tests should b done to see if this trend crosses cultures, because it is not guaranteed that because this trend was supported in amerce, that it necessary will be true in another country.
I think that overall the author did a very good job writing this article. He was good at outlining the different experiments that took place and their results. I think the author should have, however, described how many people were in the experimental group, and given more details on how the experiments were conducted. I thought the author also did a very good job outlining future experiments that should b done on this object.
I found this article interesting because I think social science is very interesting. The idea that a persons food preferences can be connected to their sociability and helpfulness is very cool. I think it would be cool if a study was done to see if there was any correlation between a person who likes salty snacks and their type of personality.
North Dakota State University. "People with a 'sweet tooth' have sweeter dispositions." ScienceDaily, 18 Oct. 2011. Web. 23 Nov. 2011.
I thought Jackie did an excellent job reviewing the article “People with a ‘sweet tooth’ have sweeter dispositions.” The fist positive aspect of Jackie’s review was that she included the credentials of the scientists who conducted the experiment by listing the college with which they were affiliated with, as well as the scientific journals the study was published in, establishing credibility. In addition, the information about the results of the study was very well presented, and I thought Jackie made a good decision to include the author’s idea that further tests should be done, and that the tests may not be globally applicable. Additionally, I agree with Jackie’s critique of the article in that it should have included more details about the experiments themselves so that the validity could be assessed.
ReplyDeleteDespite all of the positives, there were some areas of improvement Jackie could have addressed. The first of these errors were the spelling and grammar, which were very distracting and took away from her review. In addition, while Jackie included a MLA citation for the article, there was no link, so therefore I was unable to assess the article for myself before comparing it to her review. Because of this, I was unable to determine if certain points that I found unclear, were a fault of Jackie’s or the original article. An example of this confusion would be whether a sweet tooth is merely an indication of such behavior or if the actual consumption of sweets causes a person to be nice, in which case we should make everyone eat cupcakes.
I was astonished to learn from this article that what a person eats can be an indicator of their personality. This new knowledge supports the common phrase “you are what you eat.” From this article, I learned how a person’s diet can be scientifically linked to human traits, which can open up new windows of opportunities for a better understanding of why we are the ways that we are. Additionally, being a huge sweet tooth myself, I found this article even more interesting, and will now feel guilt free when I enjoy my thanksgiving pumpkin pie as I now know that means I am nice.
After reading Jackie's review i was immediately drawn into the topic that she talked about. Since she choose a topic that was very interesting i found this review very easy to follow and Jackie provided very helpful examples of the experiments that were being tested. Also Jackie was able to easily present the idea that different cultures would have different circumstances surrounding this sweeter disposition. lastly, Jackie was very smart to reference the colleges that conducted some of these experiments.
ReplyDeleteWhile jackie had a very well presented review i wish she could have gone into more depth on the specific experiments that she noted. For example, I would like to learn more about the likelihood of a person eating chocolate becomes more likely to volunteer to help others. Also jackie stated that she enjoyed reading about the future experiments that would soon be conducted. I just wished she could have provided an example for a future experiment. Additionally, i recommend jackie to proof read her review because there was some very minor spelling and grammatical errors that took away from her review
When i first started to read this review i was so intrigued in this topic that i really hope future experiments are conducted to find out if having a sweet tooth really leads to a Sweeter Dispositon. I now realize that our eating habits have more then just physical impacts on us, the foods that we eat build our own characters even though we may not realize it.
I thought Jackie's article,“People with a ‘sweet tooth’ have sweeter dispositions,” was very interesting and easy to understand. She explained the experiments and the results with confidence and does an excellent job in convincing people that this theory is correct. In addition, Jackie's summary of the experiments proved that all sugary foods have the same effect.
ReplyDeleteHowever, if I were Jackie, I would have explained the experiment's procedure in order for readers to fully understand the experiment. Also, I would have liked to have known the reason why sugary foods make people more likely to help others.
This article was beyond intriguing and I now want to more know about the future results of these experiments. Also, I am interested in learning about how different foods affect human personalities.
Jackie’s review of “People with a ‘sweet tooth’ have sweeter dispositions” is very well done. One part of Jackie’s review that I enjoyed is that she made the credentials of the scientists who conducted the experiment clear, and told the reader what colleges they are affiliated with. She also makes it clear that they have published many journals, further proving their credibility. Jack also did a good job of presenting the study’s findings. She made it clear that the scientists plan on doing more tests and that they are not sure if the results are applicable to all people. I thought Jackie also did a good job critiquing the article. She was right in saying that the article was unclear about what took place in the experiments.
ReplyDeleteThere were certain parts of Jackie’s review that could be improved. One of these problems is spelling and typos. Throughout the review there are many typos and misspelled words. These mistakes took away from the reviews effectiveness, and were at times very distracting. I also felt that Jackie did not do the best job of explaining how the findings by the scientists affect people’s everyday lives.
I was astonished to learn from this article that what a person eats can be an indicator of their personality. This new knowledge supports the common phrase “you are what you eat.” From this article, I learned how a person’s diet can be scientifically linked to human traits, which can open up new windows of opportunities for a better understanding of why we are the ways that we are. After reading this article I started thinking of all the people I know who have sweet tooth’s. I tried to figure out whether or not they are nice, and realized in many cases they are.
Jackie reviewed an enthralling article, published in Science Daily, titled, “People with a ‘sweet tooth’ have sweeter dispositions.” She did a good job in her critique. Jackie provided sound examples of the studies conducted by the Gettysburg College research team. This was certainly a strong point in her review, as it helps the reader to really understand how one measures a “sweeter disposition—” the gist of the article. Further, Jackie discusses the possible future that this study may have, also extraordinarily helpful for easing the understanding for the reader. Jackie also did an excellent job in presenting her critiques of the article by asking for more specifics (i.e. wanting to know the number of people in the experiment). This demonstrates her good, well-rounded thinking.
ReplyDeleteYet, any review could use some improvements. It would have been beneficial to Jackie’s article had she done a proof read; especially focusing on minor spelling mix-ups and other grammatical errors, which can distract the reader. Also, it would have been very interesting to Jackie to include specifics about this process. By this, I mean, writing of the specific molecules that may be involved in having a “sweeter” disposition.
Before reading this article, I had speculated about those who allow themselves to indulge being happier than those who don’t. However, I was surprised to find that the scientist at Gettysburg were “confident” with their test results. I thought that a social science test such as the one Jackie wrote about could have many discrepancies, but I am very pleased that there are yet more American scientists that are “confident” in their findings!
I found Jackie’s review of “People With a 'Sweet Tooth' Have Sweeter Dispositions” to both interesting and engaging. Jackie did an excellent job of describing the different research that has been done to find a correlation between the sweet tooth and a positive outlook. In addition, she cited her research and told the reader who was doing the research as well as what future research was being done. I also liked how Jackie included a global perspective and explained how different cultures may view the sweet tooth.
ReplyDeleteAlthough Jackie did an excellent job with this review, there were a few things she could have done better. For one, there are one or two spelling and grammar mistakes that should have been revised. Also, although Jackie does mention the conclusions of the research she discusses, she never talks about what the research actually involved. It would have been nice to know what tests were actually performed to reach these conclusions.
Easily the most interesting part of this article was learning that a person’s personality might be affected by his or her food preferences. Although it does instinctually make sense, it is not a conclusion I would have guessed could be tested. It will be very interesting to see where this research goes in the next few years.
Overall, Jackie did a very good job of reviewing the article, “People With a ‘Sweet Tooth’ Have Sweeter Dispositions,” however, there were a few things that she could have done better. To start, she did a few things well in particular. First, Jackie did a good job of theory proposed by the scientists, that preferences toward sweet foods in people are in correlation to a good disposition. Next, she also pointed out one thing that the author had done well which was pointing out how further experimentation is necessary especially on different cultures. Finally, Jackie did a good job of highlighting how the article could have explained the experimental groups and how the experiments were conducted. However, one thing Jackie could improve in her review would be to further explain how this study and its results will have an important effect on science and society. Also, Jackie could have improved on her typos and her spelling. Throughout the review there were quite a few errors. Nonetheless, one thing that I find very interesting is the fact that having a sweet tooth could be related to having a better disposition.
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