
Psychology at this point is based heavily on guess work, so any studies that can provide conclusive evidence are greatly needed.
This link is to a study which is trying to determine the effects of having children on memory. This is an interesting topic because not only will it help explain why people lose their minds when they have children, it cnalso be applied to "the think zone."
This study is relevant because it basically studies how having to care for/think about other human beings affects people's memories. This study makes the huge assumption that parent's minds will be more cluttered than the minds of non-parents.
This assumption, while interesting and plausible, is not necessarily correct. Non-parents are more likely to have highly demanding jobs and therefore the possibility of just as much to think about. They do though have more time to think about their own lives because they do not have to deal with kids all the time.
To cut to the chase, if you have completed the 12th grade, you are eligible to participate in this study. I completed the study in about a minute. You only have until Thursday November 20th to help further the psychological community. So please take a minute out of your day.
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