Blog #10
One of the biggest reasons in deciding to take this course is because I felt that social psychology had to do with how we react to certain things in society whether it is what life throws at us or whether it is the people that encounter daily. My expectations were met in the class in that we looked at many different angles of how society plays apart in our life socially and through our thinking process as well. I feel that I learned a lot through out this semester and it all prepared me for the different assignments that we were assigned this semester as well. I liked the way the assignments were presented on the portfolio because I was able to look back on past assignments that may help guide me for the current assignments and also look back on how I have grown mentally throughout the semester as well. If I had to take the class again, I would probably decided to take more notes on the chapters because I felt that as the time came to a close I started reading through the chapters quickly and didn’t give the proper time needed to fully understand each chapter. One skill that I gained throughout this semester is communication, verbally and non-verbally is very important in society and is the only way that anything can be productive between people. The image I decided to include represents how much growth I have experienced and how now I am a pro at social psychology and in understanding society on a different level.
Blog #9
Each week we were assigned to write blogs about different interesting topics that all had to do with social psychology and how people interact with each other and the world. These blogs allowed me to dive deeper into why humans think the way they do and why we do certain things because of what we are thinking. A few times during this semester when completing this assignment, I found myself relating blogs to one another especially when we had assignments on the advertisements and how advertisements stereotype women in many ways. This section had to have been my favorite because women are stereotyped constantly and are seen as housewives, but women are way more than that. I also found a connection of the advertisement based blogs tied into the assignment takeaway #2 and how I was asked to provide a picture that describes who I am. People may see this picture and have many words and feelings towards it, which is the same thing when people see advertisements. The image has many words that are used to advertise certain things. In assignment takeaway #4, I had to give my takeaway on the assignment about love and the different styles of love which reminded me of a topic that I am learning in my healthy psychology class. We talk about sex and love and how these two contribute to the health of the body mentally. The image included in this blog below is the outline of the three things that I learned in this class.
Blog #8
After reading the mating article, I can honestly agree with David Buss and how sexual conflict is mostly caused by the different genes that men and women are born with that tend to clash with the opposite sex when in a relationship. I also was very interested in the powerpoint and questions that were asked to the students. I feel that since I am a student and have been around males my whole life I have a good idea of what men truly want. Men have the most influence on a women’s mood and ultimately can upset women easily, but I also feel as if women can upset men worse than they can upset women. Men can upset women in many ways by cheating, by making mean comments about women, and by not showing the emotion that women long for. Women can upset men by making them feel worthless, by cheating on them as well, also by being too clingy men can become distant. A time where a man has made me upset and ruined our relationship was when I was in high school and I had a boyfriend of 2 years. The relationship was very toxic and we both knew that we weren’t good for each other yet neither one of us wanted to leave the other person. I eventually caught him cheating on me and this upset me more than anyone has ever done. Ever since I ended things with him I have been scared to let my guard down because I don’t ever want to feel that pain ever again. I feel that men don’t understand how powerful and meaningful their actions can be and how it can impact a person for most of their life. Men also have less emotion than women which also causes conflict between the two because women are emotional human beings and we crave for someone to love us. On the other side, men express their love sexually and women want to love someone through their heart and mind. Men love through physical contact. The image I decided to include is a animation of a woman and a man that shows how woman think with their mind and man think with their sexual needs.
Blog #7
Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand and manage your own emotions in a positive way that will alleviate stress, communicate effectively, and overcome challenges ultimately defusing conflict. When an individual is faced with adversity and conflict it is how the person reacts and deals with this conflict that will determine a persons emotional intelligence. Self-regulation plays an important part in emotional intelligence because if a person is able to self-regulate themselves when in face of conflict then they will experience a positive reaction of emotional intelligence. For example, a woman at work accidentally breaks the merchandise and as a result she decides to tell her boss and he criticizes her and tells her that she needs to be more careful and be more responsible. She becomes very upset, but she takes the criticism and acts accordingly for the next time she is handling fragile merchandise. The woman in this story gained the emotional intelligence in order to accept the criticism and take it as a lesson and she also practiced self-regulation by allowing herself to hear the criticism and telling her boss about the incident instead of just keeping it to herself. A way that I could improve my emotional intelligence is by being able to accept criticism from my manager at work when he tells me I should be pitching sales differently in order to make more commission by taking what he says as and implementing it into my sales pitch.
Blog #6
After watching the Ted Talk for this assignment, my reaction was very shocked at the way people think women should look and act. Ads will state things like women should be a certain color, weight, and have certain attributes that fit the stereotype of the perfect women and when a women isn’t that certain way then she is considered not good enough. I honestly haven’t noticed many ads that stereotype women a certain way and can only be that certain way. However, the ada in the Ted Talk distort women horribly and this is something that now in society is the opposite of how people view things. Society is now very open to different possibilities and that things don’t have to be a certain way. However, advertisements still manipulate women in ways that if they use a certain product or purchase the product then they will fit the image that is considered acceptable. Photoshop is a wonderful tool but also it is something that has contributed to making people look a certain way and look the way that they think is desirable.
Blog #5
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Advertisements are used as a way to convince individuals to buy a certain thing or to persuade the audience of a certain product or idea. In the first image, this advertisement is considered credible because it has credible organizations that support the ad included in the image. These organizations are considered credible because for example, the CDC is the nation’s national health protection agency and the ad is about getting a flu shot. The flu shot is free and this also helps persuade the audience that this ad is credible and has no monetary incentive attached to it. The second image is less credible than the first image because this ad is trying to convince the audience to buy this type of toothbrush. For this ad there is a monetary incentive and the ad mentions that it is the #1 brand recommended by dentists which can be considered less credible because they are only saying this in order to promote their product. In the third and last image, there is a picture of an attractive woman that most people know and her name is Zendaya. This ad is effective because they used an attractive woman and exemplify her eyelashes in order to promote their mascara brand. This strategy is effective because woman would now want to get this product because they see the attractive woman on the ad and want to have eyelashes like hers and believe that if they use the product then they will see the same results.
Blog #4
Last week, we were given our first exam for this semester and I did excellent on the test. I received a grade of a 100% which I wasn’t too surprised by because I have been taking notes in the class as well as making sure I understand each chapter and what I am reading. In order to prepare for the test, I decided to use the test review that we were given and I answered the questions as well as giving examples for the questions that were mentioning different types of processes and methods. This was something that I think really benefited me when studying and taking the test because I was able to think back to what I studied and the different examples which allowed for me to understand the methods and processes for the test. Being able to look back on what you missed will be able to help me and I am sure it will help my classmates when taking future tests and understand why we got certain things wrong. The visual image I decided to include is a image that I found that deals with self-esteem and self-worth, which was one of my favorite modules that we have completed and was also incorporated in our exam.
Blog #3
When meeting new people and forming new relationships, we tend to gravitate towards people that are similar to us whether it is personality wise, hobbies, physical traits, etc. People thats share the same music interest are said to have similar personality traits, which can conclude that there is a connection between music and relationships. My boyfriend and I do not share any similarities in music. He is from the Bahamas and he listens to reggae and soothing music, while I listen to rap and hip pop. These are two different styles, but we have been together since 2019 and this difference in music preference has not harmed our relationship. We do share similar values though and beliefs, but music is not one of those shared things. The songs that I want to include in my soundtrack would be Love it Here, Super Gremlin, I Hate You, Shallow, Baddest Thing, and Do Better. These songs all represent things in my life and moments in my life as well.
Blog #2
The type of student I believe to be is a student that stays on top of their work and makes sure all assignments are done correctly in a timely manner. My current level of confidence as a student is very high. I meet the expectations of all assignments for each class and I am constantly making sure I keep my grades up to par. Some factors that I believe may boost my confidence levels would be if I were to be more organized with my classes because I tend to mix classes together at times. Attached to the blog post is my self-efficacy test that shows my belief that I am able to succeed at any task that I may take on. The total I received after taking the survey was a 32 out of 40. Based on this number, I have a moderately high(80%) perceived general self-efficacy.
This is an image of my self-efficacy test and the results that I received. I answered the following questions from 1-4 and in total I was able to determine that I have a moderately high general self-efficacy.
Blog #1
The course objectives outlined in the syllabus give an insight on the course and what all I will learn during this semester. The different processes and factors that determine the behavior of an individual and help to understand others can be used in the hospital/medical field when treating illnesses and patients as well as the delivery of health care services within the health care system. From this course, I hope to gain more knowledge on why humans behave the way we do in certain situations and also how society and the outside world can make an influence in our relationships with ourselves and others. In order to ensure my success in the class, I plan on staying on top of my tasks and due dates by making sure assignments are completed on time. If I ever need help on anything or have any questions, making sure I reach out to my professor or TA Calle so I can get my questions answered in a timely manner. The picture I have attached to this blog is an insight on my notes from Chapter 2 and the course textbook on my computer. Each week I take one day and write all the notes for that chapter and then read over my notes and everything throughout the week.
