Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Alcohol, Heroin, Rats and Russians

Alcohol, Heroin, Rats and Russians
Bert enjoys drinking alcohol when he watches football.

Oscar will inject himself with heroin to escape the garbage heap he believes his life is.

Cookie often gets hungry after smoking marijuana.

Elmo enjoys the rush and feelings of confidence he gets when he snorts cocaine.

Who has the lowest potential risk of becoming physically dependent on his drug?

A. Bert B. Oscar C. Cookie D. Elmo

Good question.

It was taken from an article by Ted Powers published by The Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society) which was concerned with occasional, appropriate use of humor in increasing student attention and to maintain focus.(1)

Powers defines humor broadly as an event that elicits laughter. It can be anything that creates a positive feeling in students and makes them smile and laugh. Humor captures their attention and is memorable.

He also believes humor in tests may help a teacher avoid activating disturbing memories in their students.

Disturbing memories such as alcohol abuse. read more at Heroin and Cornflakes

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