Dock folders replaced by first file inside icon

I THINK that the dock icons are supposed to show what's inside them peeking out at the top, but my applications folder and another folder has completely replaced the folder icon with the icon of the first file/app inside (i.e. i looks like i am clicking my address book to go into applications and it looks like i'm clicking a pdf file to go into my other folder). the downloads folder works like its supposed to. how do i fix this?

Given that the address book is probably the first application in most people's applications folder, i have a hard time believing that apple designed this so that the applications icon shows up bascially as the address book. i've seen the applications folder icon....they DID design it...it pops up at startup and gets taken over by addressbook. I want the blue folder with the A on it!! Are you saying that everyone else has this same experience??!!

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