Blog 10
Looking back to what I thought this course would be like at the beginning of the semester versus now I would say that I have learned a lot about social psychology and my attitude towards it has grown more positive. With having to do weekly artifacts and the task we do for assignments, I feel I have become more aware and able to recognize and see what I have been learning about. That is one of the things I liked about this class, I can witness and see what I am learning readily and easily. If I had to redo this class again I think I would be more diligent and manage my time better. It had been two years since I had been in college and it took me longer than I wanted to get comfortable with the pace. I think this course has allowed me to take it a step further in bettering my critcal thinking skills and applying what I have learned in class to my life.
Blog 8
When I think of how men upset women and women upset men I think of how different the reactions and reasons are. Typically when I think of the conflict that i have seen women have with men, it usually has something to deal with something more emotional. I remember seeing my mom get mad at her boyfriend because he would not want to sit outside and help her garden and plant her new flowers. I have seen my girl friends or even myself get upset L when we feel like we have to beg for quality time. I think in relationships a lot it is almost as if men leave the nest just to find another mother in a sense. They think their partners are supposed to cook, clean, do laundry, etc, but that is not how most women want to feel or be treated in a relationship and then they think a monetary gift or something nice will make up for it. However, when I see woman upset men it is usually on the basis of them feeling like they are constantly being nagged and yelled at all the time. They always feel like they are being pressured to do something or do not have the free will and space to do things by themselves.
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Blog 7
To me emotional intelligence is being able to understand not only your feelings but the feelings of others, but also knowing how to understand the emotions. Without good self regulation a person will just act on whatever they feel. While what you are feeling is valid, being filled with that much emotion may cause you to make a decision you might regret or that was unwarranted. If you have good self regulation, you may get upset, but you can take the time to calm down, not react, or have a justified reaction. I think also with good self regulation comes knowing and understanding your emotions easier but also regulating them and deal with negative feelings. The ways I try to show emotional intelligence are, by apologizing when I know I am wrong or have reacted in a way that was not justified. On the contrary, I sometimes do not handle criticism well because, I think of it as more of an attack than someone trying to guide me.
Blog 6
The first time I watched that Ted Talk was during my sophmore year psychology of women class. It was interesting watching this video, because as a girl you can recognize what she is saying right away. Even though the ads she first displayed were older it was almost as you could find a modern day equivalent. I feel with how times have progressed companies have tried to be more discreet or angle new ways to manipulate women to buy their products. Especially when it comes to womens reproductive systems and feminine health. Ads will purposefully take a problem and extort it so that people become hyper aware and think those issues are not normal or need to be fixed in ways that are harmful or just do not work at all. Other ads target bodies, portraying certain bodies as perfect bodies or promoting ways for women to lose weight so they can acheive these perfect bodies. Other ads even if they are not geared for women use women in sexualized way to appeal to men and make them sell while degrading women as a whole.
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Blog 4
For the first Exam I did really well. I received a 92 and that means I missed 4 questions. For the first exam I am really happy about that. When taking notes on the exams I take notes on all the different things that I use. I write notes from the power points and then I take notes while reading the book about what I think is useful or most important from what I have read. I think it is necessary to take notes on both of them, I like to read the book before I take my notes to keep me from getting confused during the power points. Looking back on those questions I missed wrong, 2 of them I recognize as being questions where I went back and fourth between two answers and changed them after going through my exam again. The other two I truthfully, was drawing blanks. I have a bad habit of over thinking my answers and switching them. I would say that the way I am taking notes is succesful considering I received an A. I also like watching the jeopardy reviews and writing down the answers to questions that I did not get right when I guessed them, that way I can reflect on those types of questions for the exam. Another thing that helps me stay organized is color coordinating my notes. That usually makes it easier for me to go back and remember certain topics or where to find them in my notes if I need to review something.
Blog 2
Growing up, I was always “smart” it was almost impossible to not be a good student or to be “smart” when your father is ivy league educated and was also a teacher himself. Luckily for me I felt like I had a natural inclination towards school but, soon realized once I got to college I was smart but, really I just had good memory. The score I received for the GSE was a 2.9. I feel this seems average to me but I also feel like it is very representative of who I am. Personally I feel like I am a good student but, I do not beleive the term good student has a concrete definition. I have the abilities to think critically, think deeper into a meaning, challenge thoughts, but also be able to chagne my views and ways upon learning new information. My current level of confidence as a student is not high right now. Due to financial and life crises I have actually been out of school for two years and this is my first semester back in school after those devastating changes. This semester back has slowly started to kill my confidence. I honestly feel like a terrible student which is interesting considering my grades are okay right now. I think the most important component to a good student is discipline. Being away from school for such time I lost the feeling of what being a student was like, I had created a new routine of being an adult witha full time job. The way I was disciplined was different and the work load I faced was different. Now that we are well into the semester and I feel like I have gottent the hang of things. Working on keeping myself accountable and responsible I feel will make me excel and finally be the boost to put me ahead and not keep me just right there. Again, I think the 2.9 is very reflective of the student I am today. Reading the questions, I know I can do those things if I put in the work to be able to do them but I also realize the person I am today has not gone of out her way to accomplish those things the way she knows she can. I am putting in average work so it would make sense that I am just keeping up and not excelling.
The picture I chose is me in 2016, graduating highschool. I chose this picture because this was one of the biggest educational milestones. I think back to this picture and wonder what my self efficacy score would be had I taken this questionaire then. This was the height of my confidence in being a student.
Blog 1
Reviewing the course objectives of this class I think there are a lot of ways this class could help me in the future. There are so many things that we learn that really pertain to everyday life. I think when we say psychology everyone always thinks of the brain immediately or experiments being done all the time, but social psychology really is almost a representation of what we see everyday in life. Even if we are not aware. I remember when we were working on heuristics, that same week my friend and I went to the gym and we saw a few cops cars. Immediately we both assume something gun related may have happened. Reminded me of the availability heuristic. I mean all we ever really see about crime was is usually gun violence this or shooting this but realistically I am sure we would not have been allowed in a shopping center with active gun violence. However, having interactions in my day that make me think of what I learn in this class and being able to recognize it give me a sense of satisfaction. As this course goes on I just expect to gain and retain as much information as I can. While I love all facets of psychology, social psychology has really been the most interesting because, again, it is a representation of our every day life. Learning about a concept and enjoying it is one thing but to also see that concept and being able to recognize it in your everyday is also just as satisfying. Being this is an online course, time management will be the biggest thing I need to work on to make sure that I can stay successful in this class. Personally I like to set up my online classes like in person classes where I spend a designated amount of time to learning the class work and a designated amount of time completing assignments.