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How body image is portrayed in the media | Safeline - Believe in you - Surviving sexual abuse & rape — This photo represents how women are supposed to have the perfect figure, much like the well known doll ‘Barbie’. Image found at https://www.safeline.org.uk/how-body-image-is-portrayed-in-the-media/

The TED talk, The Dangerous Ways Ads See Women, was an extreme eye opener as to how women are represented in the media and in particular advertisement. It is important to understanding how ads sexualize women and overall misrepresent them throughout advertisement history. This taught me that women are often misrepresented by the media.

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Heuristics and Cognitive Biases — This photo represents some of the ways heuristics are used and why they are important. I chose this image because it is informative. Image found at https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-heuristic-2795235

Although it was the first assignment, I learned a lot about heuristics and what they are. It was interesting to apply concept names to things I experience in my everyday life. I enjoyed having to think of examples for each one so I could apply it to real-world situations. In particular, I enjoyed learning about the representative heuristic which is similar to a stereotype, as well as the anchoring and adjustment heuristic, which mainly revolves around finances.

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Psychology in the Dark Ages - Part One - Caleb Carr & The Alienist Books | 17th Street — This image represents how our music taste reflects our personality. I chose this image because I felt like it clearly showed the concept. Image found at https://medium.com/@niccjohnson/you-are-what-you-listen-to-9595b46cc8f0

One activity I found interesting was the blog 3 post reflecting music and our personalities. I found it interesting that people often have similar personalities and values based on their music taste. After hearing this, I became more aware of the songs people listened to and realized that a lot of what they supported was portrayed in music. It is important to know this because you can then evaluate a person’s values or personality based on their music preference.

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What is Business Emotional Intelligence? — I chose the above image because it shows the different classifications of emotional intelligence. Image found at https://www.ebwonline.com/about-the-ebw/all-about-the-ebw-model

My close second favorite activity was taking the EQ quiz for Blog post 7. The informational video that accompanied it was extremely informational about how to mentally calm yourself down, which is something a struggle with. After taking the EQ quiz, I became more aware about how I manage myself both socially and personally.

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The Man in the Moon: LOVE STYLES — I chose the above image because it shows the six styles of love and what they are. Image found at http://leesburgsbelle.blogspot.com/2014/04/love-styles.html

My favorite activity that we did this semester was the assignment based on the styles of love. I enjoyed the assignment because it better laid out what me and my significant other expect out of a relationship and allows us to better understand each other. Even to this day, we often look back on it to remind ourselves the importance of understanding our styles of love. I learned that different people desire different expectations throughout a relationship, which can overall help people find significant others they would be compatible with.