1- Module 7 Artifact

I liked the artifact about dissonance the most. It got me thinking really hard about how I relate to things to make them appear positive. I felt I had a different perspective coming from struggling with lower self-esteem. I do not often need to find “positive” in anything as a result. I tend to lean to far into the opposite of thinking everything is meaningless and just sucked, so I found this concept very interesting and stimulating. I have since identified more things in my life that cause cognitive dissonance. I am really sensitive to animal cruelty, but I eat meat and use products that without my knowledge probably test on animals.

2- Module 8 Artifact

As I said in my other posts the whole chapter about discrimination, segregation, and stereo types was very useful to me. I enjoyed challenging my own thoughts and beliefs around these topics, and strengthening the ones that remained the same. I liked this artifact because it specifically focused on stereotypes and their development. This made me think of how racism and segregation have evolved as a whole as well.

3-Module 12 Artifact

This artifact made me think outside of the box. I confused myself at times and got into a mental debate on why certain things weren’t considered aggression and why certain things were. I got pretty deep into thinking about how we judge aggression at large. Especially, when it comes to the law. I ultimately felt that your intent determines whether it is aggression or not, but how do we truly know what someone’s intent is, and even then it could still be considered aggression without mal-intent.

4- Module 6 Artifact

I liked this artifact because it made me take what we were learning and apply it to my current life/situation. It just so happened that at the time my Husband and I had the worst fight we have ever had, so it made me take a step back and look at a very emotionally charged situation and come from a different perspective. If I believe these 5 traits are in fact traits I exhibit all the time not matter what and describe me so perfectly why did I only exhibit one of these during this argument?

5- Module 10 Artifact

I really liked this artifact because it was different from all of the other modules. It made me actually do something. I contemplated not really doing it and just saying I did something, but I thought what the heck! To be honest I wear my slippers quite often in my cubicle now. They haven’t left since this assignment. It made me really aware of even little things I do that are influenced by social norms. It was really cool.