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Insomnia for college student is normal.  We're usually so hopped up on caffeine throughout the day that there's no way we can sleep until 2 AM.  However, there are those of us who swear that caffeine has no effect on them.

This article looks into six common reasons why we can't sleep at night.  Again, I chose this article because I thought you could apply it to your life to make it easier.  If you would like, research on this information and post on it, OR try some of these things for yourselves and post about the results.

If you choose the second option, you might want to post on another topic this week, apply this article's tips to yourself then post about it next week.

-Nile

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-rest/201009/why-cant-i-sleep-six-common-reasons-you-can-fix-0

Just reading about it is making me yawn!

Take some time to look into yawning.  Find other resources that support / refute Dr. Breus' points of view.

Find video clips or articles - any resource is fine.

PS - You can think about it from a social point of view.  Think about how if your neighbor yawns, you usually do, too . . . and then they yawn again, etc.  This is something we talked about in my social psychology class, and I thought it was pretty interesting. 

-Nile 

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sleep-newzzz/201009/what-s-in-yawn

There are many common sense principles in popular culture that have to do with psychology. Some are true, some are not. Many have a kernel of truth to them, conflicting findings, or circumstances under which they are true (or not).

Throughout the semester, as comments to this post, put forward a popular belief and then clearly explain (supported by evidence) the truthfulness of the belief.

A blog devoted to debunking misconceptions related to psychology.

http://youarenotsosmart.com/