Blog 10

In Blog 1, I stated that the course objectives that we would learn seemed to be very important and could be useful to our lives. The objectives went along with respecting other cultures, taking time to learn and maybe one day explore them but to explore them with respect and positivity. This class has taught me alot but I think what I will apply in the future is how to first figure out how self concepts and domains could help out in my workplace. My attitudes for this class were at first was that oh this class is going to be about just other cultures and how we should react to them but after taking the course I realized that we also look at our own culture and how it compares to others. If I was to take this class again I think I would try harder to just be on top of the assignments more. I think that I have grown academically by trying to turn everything in on time because at first I was having a bit of a rough semester but I do feel better about that now.

Blog 8

The article was about showing emotion through facial expressions and I would like to talk about that but I wanted to speak on how some cultures express their emotions through art, music or dancing. In The african culture they often show their emotions or even tell stories through dance and music. The behaviors that they express does not really come as a surprise to me because I feel like the african culture has a lot to tell and they show that by being bold in movements and in their drum beats. Most of the time in african dancing mask are worn, but sometimes faces are shown and you can see smiling or you can see them with different facial expressions which helps with the story being told.

Blog 7

I believe that some fairy tales do share a set of cultural norms and values, every fairy tale that I’ve read about always had some type of backstory to it or a deeper meaning. There’s not much of an impact on kids, maybe just a magical feeling afterwards but I feel like kids don’t understand the deeper meaning of the tale that has been told. One of my favorite movies is Princess and the Frog, I feel like it shows a great sense of black culture and New Orleans Culture. The main character would be princess Tiana who was at first just an ordinary girl who wanted to be a cook but somehow got scuked into being a frog because she was kissed by a prince. Tiana later became a princess and still chose to juggle being a princess and a restaurant owner. I think I relate to Tiana because she gives me hope that I could handle having multiple responsibilities growing up, I also liked how she was so brave and didn’t mind telling people what she thought.

Blog 6

When I first read about the Self Determination Theory I felt like I had a bit of trouble understanding what it was or what it meant for myself but after doing a bit of my own research, I began to understand it a bit better. I satisfy my needs academically for autonomy by trying to keep up with my assignments and being organized. I’m not sure how to explain it but for me to be able to complete my school work, I need to be organized and if i’m not I begin to slack which this year is an prime example because I am not as organized or prepared as I would be normally. I satisfy my need for competence by trying to get help such as tutoring or going to the writing center, because sometimes I may need help with a paper and the writing center can help me learn certain skills to help me be a better writer. When it comes to relatedness and how I satisfy my needs academically for it, it can get tricky. What works best for me is when I have friends in the same classes so we can help each other on the information, not cheat but help each other understand what we have learned from a class.

Blog 5

I chose what first came to my mind to answer who I am as a person. I often trip up whenever I have to talk about myself and I feel like I am getting a bit better at that as time goes by. Some statements that associate with the dimension of independent construal of self would be numbers 1,3,5,6, and 10. Some statements that associate with the dimension of interdependent construal of self would be numbers 2,4,7,8 and 9. Based on my answers I think that I am independent than interdependent.

Independent self – “Express yourself”

Interdependent – ” people pleaser “

Independent self was easier because it has something to do with free will and being different and unique.

Blog 4

I did pretty good on my exam which I was kind of surprised by. I felt like I was going to do terrible because of the type of semester I’m having but I got a 94 and I’m super proud of myself. The test was helpful because after going over the questions it helped me understand the material better and I probably will be using it as my refresher whenever I need help with something. I like to print out the power points and make notes on there while reading the chapters so I can pin point the topics. I think for next time I will be doing the same exact thing because my method worked really well this go around.

Blog 3

When it comes to talking about my personality, I often feel like It is hard to tell others about myself but after taking the NEO personality Test I think I can explain my personality to other people better than before. When it comes to Neuroticism I feel like I am pretty average and can be able to deal with stress but I just chanel that stress through other emotions such as anger or sadness. I see myself as an introvert so when I scored myself on Extraversion I put that I was Average but sometimes I think I could be Low because I like to keep to myself but I also wouldn’t mind having a few friends to talk to. I scored myself as average for openness because I can be practical but I will consider trying something new. I scored average for agreeableness because I agree that I can be a bit stubborn when it comes to certain things.

• 

I made this word it out and put some adjectives that I asked my friends to describe me because I though that would be the best way to showcase my personality. I agree with all of the words they gave me because it really describes who I am.

Blog 1

The course objectives for this class is very important to learn for our daily lives. I think its important that we learn to understand cultural diversity and the impact it has on us because we live in a world where there are many different cultures and we should be able to respect all of them and learn about those different cultures. These objective could help me in the future because I will be more aware of others cultures and I will know how to react well and be open minded when embracing someone’s culture. Some expectations for this course that I have is that I want to learn more about how psychology and culture run into each other and how do we use psychology when talking about someone’s culture. I want to do well in this class so to ensure success I am going to try to stay organized and make sure to ask for help when needed. My plan is to try to get all of my assignments done for this class by Friday so I have time to get things early.

Belief

I chose this image because in chapter 1 we go over the subjective elements of culture and beliefs is one of the elements stated. I think that this photo shows some type of religion and I think that learning about other religions is so interesting. I like to see why religion is important to them and what makes them believe.