My name is Carlos A. Ford and I am a sophomore at the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH. I am here mainly because the school gave me the most money but after being here for about two years the school and the people here have grown on me. My major is Psychology with minors in both communications and sociology. I do not have any topics in mind but I am open to many things. I think the topics i will choose will involve both music and psychology.

My topic for this project is on Arousal and my three new references are: Berlyne, D.E. (1960). Conflict, Arousal, and Curiosity. New York. McGraw-Hill. Press Osbourne, J.W. (1973), Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Word-Arousal. British Journal of Psychology, 64, 559-562 Weiten, Wayne (2010). Psychology: Themes & Variations 8E Briefer Version. Las Vegas. Cengage Learning. Press

All 5 references w/ outline Wiki Article Arousial: References Berlyne, D.E. (1960). Conflict, arousal, and curiosity. New York: McGraw-Hill Press Chivers, M.L., G. Rieger, E. Latty, and J.M. Bailey (2004). A sex difference in the specificity of sexual arousal. Psychological Science 15.11, 736-744 Osbourne, J.W. (1973). Extraverion, neuriticism, and word-arousal. British Journal of Psychology, 64, 559-562. Thompson, W.F., E.G. Schellenberg, and G. Husain (2001). Arousal, mood, and the Mozart effect. Psychological Science 12.3, 248-251 Weiten, W. (2010). Psychology: Themes and variations, 8E Briefer Version. Las Vegas: Cengage Learning Press

Wiki Article Arousal: Outline I. Intro A. Goals: To help give this article more definite contents, more references, structures, and links to relevant material. B. Objective: To help define this article on arousal with more creditable sources, links, and marterial. II. Determinants of arousal: A. I plan on explain what the two important variables are and and why they are important for determining arousal. 1. Intensive variables 2. Affective variables III. The arousal jag: A. The arousal jag is a mechanism used when arousal has been elevated beyond its optimal level. IV. The quest for intermediate arousal potential V. The Oxford companion to the mind VI. A sex difference in the specificity of sexual arousal VII. Arousal, mood, and curiosity

Hi Carlos, This is Dr. D. I have reviewed, briefly, the interesting articles you have posted to your queue. I find these articles very doable: Arousal and criminal psychology The others are "iffy" or not doable: Wendy's Massacre, Boomerang Effect, and Addiction Recovery Groups

The first two I mention above are excellent choices. I suggest that you select one of those two and focus on it for your project.

WebFlower1 (talk) 16:41, 1 March 2012 (UTC)