Bog 10
In blog one I expressed on how I was nervous about this course because it was online. I also talked about the different things that I wanted to learn about throughout the semester and be able to understand how I communicate with myself and how others communicate to each other. I also talked about the things that I wanted to do to pass this class and learn the material. After taking this course I feel a lot more comfortable using the online programs for online classes. I was nervous about doing classes online because I have always done classes in person and I have always had a hard time using the computer. Once I started taking this course I learned how to make a website and how to navigate the web a lot better. I was also nervous about the being able to communicate with the professor a lot but she did an amazing job at communicating with us every week and answering emails quickly. I explained how I wanted to learn more about my emotions and how I communicate with myself and how others communicate with each other. I feel like we learned a lot about why we feel a certain way through the vocabulary that we learned and how others communicate with each other because of the kind of people they are and how their actions affect that. My thoughts have changed about social psychology because at first I thought this was going to be more about how people would talk to each other but it was so much more than that. The technique that I said I was going to use to pass this class did help me achieve the goals that I wanted to all along. The way that I took my notes and studied the material was very helpful for all my classes. If I took this class again I would do my assignments way earlier than I did my assignment this time because sometimes I would have trouble trying to finish all my assignments for that night. A skill that I learned really well this semester was how to use technology, I learned how to make websites and navigate blackboard a lot better than I knew before. I feel like this is important to the working life to know how to use technology and be able to navigate the web.
https://bigpi.vc/tag/kindergarten/
I chose this photo because I feel like it provides an image of how we learned in this class. I felt like I had a major academic growth I was able to continuously learn something new every assignment that I did every week. I felt like I was able to understand every step of the way that I was learning something new everyday. It was also a very organized transition through the entire class and I enjoyed it.
Blog 9
I have learned a lot in this course so far the top three things that I learned about was about how people communicate with each other, how people process their thoughts, and how I process my thoughts and actions in my head affect my actions. The assignment that I have done for this class has made me realize that a lot. When I did the assignment five that was due tonight I learned alot about my self-regulation by the way that I would react to a situation. I mentioned in assignment five that I pulled over to help a lady that needed a jump start for her car but my first reaction was that I got frustrated because I was stuck in traffic and I was annoyed because I was going to because I was going to be late and I realized that I was using my self-regulation and acting out just by how I felt in the moment. In blog eight I realized that I was earning about how men and woman think and how others think about each other because of the stereotype. In assignment two when we picked picture of myself and had to interpret what kind of person I am I earned a lot about myself and how I process my thoughts about myself and my life. In my other classes I learn a lot about the social process of life also. I am in a diversity and parks recreation class and we have had many similar assignments on how we would express ourselves and what we think about others. We had a participation assignment where we had to write about how women and men are seen differently and why everyone is perceived to be the typical stereotype of a man and a women.
https://enterprisemgt.com/2017/03/16/stages-of-conflict-impact-decision-making/
I choose this diagram because I feel like it captures a lot of the idea of what I learned this semester because I learned a lot about my self, others, and different ideas and values. I learned a lot about my own personalities and other personalities and their thoughts.
Blog 8
After reading this article I realize that it all sounds very familiar. I agree with a lot of the information that was said in this article. I do think that a lot of men force themselves to have an emotional relationship with girls because of sexual interest. Some guys deceive girls this way because they know that many girls will not want sexual intercourse or a sexual relationship unless there is an emotional relationship. After the relationship is formed the article says that sexual conflict gives a jealousy rise and that partners fear about their partners cheating. I agree with this I feel like after two people get in a relationship they develop a lot of jealousy and fear that their partner will cheat, it can also depend on the partners past relationships. I fee like a lot of people think that their partner would cheat because it has happen to them in the past. I do agree that I think men and woman both have very different ways of showing their jealousy. The section in the article that talks about after a break up I find very interesting because they mention how partners will stalk their ex partner or try to ruin their next relationships, or their future. I know that is very possible but I do not see it happen to often but I feel like after a relationship couples defiantly do things to make the other jealous or try to relationships future relationships because they cannot get passed their past lover.
I fee like men upset woman a lot because a lot because guys tend to make it seem like they care a lot more about them then they really do because they just want sexual intercourse most of the time but I feel like they do not realize that they really want to be with the girl until later in the relationship and start to get very protective and jealous. I feel like girls make guys upset a lot because girls need a lot of reassurance and attention because they want to feel wanted all the time. I feel like girls have a lot of emotions and tend to act out and put a lot of pressure on their partner. After reading this article I was able to think a lot about my past relationships and I was able to relate to a lot in the article. I have also seen so many relationships develop because of a sexual relationship and have problems and lots of jealousy during and after the relationship.
I choose this visual representation because I feel like woman get very angry and upset because men fail to understand how to make women feel better and understand their emotions. I also picked this image because I fee like the guy is angry and upset because he can not figure out what he can say or do to make things better. I feel like this image is a good representation on how two people in a relationship can be very confused because they do not know how to deal with it.
Blog 7
Self-Regulation is when you are able to control your actions when events happen. In the YouTube video Ferguson explained how your self-regulation occurs in instinct manner. She used driving a car as an example and said when you cut someone of your initial reaction could be to get mad or angry. When you use self-regulation you are controlling your actions in a current situation and you allow yourself to feel that way. It allows you to pay attention to your emotions and reactions. For Emotional intelligence we try to get a better understanding what our emotions are and choose how we would react and respond. We want to have a better emotional intelligence so that we do not react irrationally and make better decisions. Self-regulation is going to be your first response to a situation and emotional intelligence you try to understand your emotions before you respond. To me emotional intelligence means that when I get upset about something I take my time to think about it and properly react to the situation. For example, if I get in an argument with my roommates for not cleaning around the house and I disagree with what they are saying because I feel like I help out a lot more than they think instead of lashing out on them I could wait and address the situation probably and find the right words to describes how I am feeling without being upset. I personally think I could improve my emotional intelligence a lot because I tend to act out and say and do things I do not mean all the time. I hate being wrong in a situation and I tend to say exactly what is on my mind at the moment if I am upset. In the video she explained how a way to help with this is to take deep breaths and doing a body scan is very helpful. I think that I should take these steps to better my emotional intelligence and that it would be very helpful for me and I would be able to communicate and express my feeling a lot better.
https://psychologytoday.tests.psychtests.com/bin/transfer
After completing this survey I have learned that there is a lot that I can improve on on myself and I also learned that there is a lot that I need to learn about how to read other peoples emotions. I thought the questions in this survey were very well thought out I was able to understand what I need to improve on. I learned a lot about my emotional intelligence while taking this survey in the beginning most of the questions were about what I felt about myself and my emotions and it made me realize that I do still have a lot to do to improve my self-intelligence.
Blog 6
After watching this video I was not surprised at all. I have noticed in so many ads and commercials that men and woman are being sexualized and how they manipulate people all the time to buy their products. The internet is such an awful thing, they make everyone look perfect so that people feel like they have to look a certain way, they make people so insecure. They make people believe that acne is not okay, that you should not have wrinkles if your old, that you have to have a perfect body to be loved. In the video she was explaining how men and woman are believed to be used for porn and sex and make girls believe that you need to get into that stuff at such a young age. I was in shock when she said that they sell things for babies and heels. Although I was shocked it was not that surprising people make everything now a day and make everyone believe that they have to grow their children up just like them or what society would want. Society has made the normal so unnormal that it forces people to buy so many products to make their skin look better or to loose weight and it is all so unrealistic. Throughout the years I have seen change and people are embracing their bodies now because so many influencers are speaking about it but it takes a really long time to make this a habit when there a so many ads and videos trying to tell you different. There are so many times that I have looked at an ad and thought that I needed their products because I would look better, or guys would find me more attractive and I did because I thought that pleasing everyone was important. The media makes you believe that you need to look perfect to be loved by others and to be happy. She explained in the video that this is how some people developed eating disorders and similar conditions and I am not surprised by that because in this world we are so pressured to look the best we can for others. This video developed a new understanding of general representation because she showed us so much prove on why men and woman are looked at sexually and how people develop their knowledge and try to live up to the medias expectations. She did a good job at explaining how this is not how we should be taught but this is what the media is teach us and how it is affecting us.
https://www.pinterest.jp/pin/328340629063631600/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/272608583671067552/
https://www.eonline.com/news/593050/victoria-s-secret-perfect-body-ad-campaign-sparks-outrage-online
While watching this video all I would think about were different ads on the internet that make it seem like it is important to be perfect when it is not possible to be perfect. In the first advertisement they are making it believe that the girl has perfect skin and that the product that she is using is also going to make your skin look perfect when it is not. A lot of photos on ads and magazines are photoshopped and make you see a perfect person that does not exist. In the second advertisement they are promoting anti-aging cream, the girl in the photo does not even look like she has the age to not have wrinkles and looks very photo shopped in the photo. The third advertisement is the guy with lots of muscle working out, in the picture they try to make you believe you will get a body like that by taking those pills but in reality you have to work for a body like that. In photos like this they usually ads lots of tanning and oils to make the body look more muscular also. Thr fourth photos they have two girls with perfect bodies, they are trying to promote bras and underwear but not everyone has a body like that. To be if this is the advertisement that I would see before buying I would feel like I should not because that is a perfect body that does not look like mine. People come in all sizes not in one just to promote the look it is not fair to other woman with the insecurity of trying to have that perfect body. In the last picture that is promoting the shampoo with the hair is very unrealistic because her hair is obviously done and they made it look perfect for the photo. People will believe it will make their hair look that good just by looking at a photo that probably was not even used with the same products that they are promoting. After watching this video I was able to look at these ads and open into a new perspective of how companies promote their products. I have always thought that ads did this but hearing someone talk about is nice to hear that there are still people that believe you do not have to buy these products and please everyone to be happy or feel comfortable. She explained how people are thrown into the world believing that they have to act and look a certain way because they are a woman and by these ads you can tell that society really tries to put that message out there.
Blog 5
https://www.upstate.edu/marketing/work/gallery-ads.php
Credible Source
This advertisement is credible because it proves a website with all the information on expert for kids and cancer patients. It also provides contact information so you are able to reach out and ask questions at anytime. This is trustworthy because it is through a medical university which provides information that they are very well trained and have plenty of knowledge. The people that work in this medical center are professionals that will provide you with important information and be able to give you or your loved ones the professional help that is needed.
Not Credible source
This advertisement is not credible because the girl is saying her brother accidently killed himself because he did not know he had skin cancer. The advertisement is providing information that they did not know why he suddenly collapsed and it is providing no information on skin cancer. It is her personal story about her brother and the website leads to information on why should wear sunscreen. There is not a professional or a reliable person sharing factual information about skin cancer. It is only encouraging others to wear sunscreen and stay covered up in the sun.
http://www.celebrityendorsementads.com/celebrity-endorsements/celebrities/jennifer-aniston/
Attractive Source
In this advertisement they are using the beautiful Jennifer Aniston, who is a famous actress to promote radiate skin. This is an effective source because Jennifer has beautiful skin and she is very well known and has a lot of fans. Since they used Jennifer to promote this a lot of people will want to buy this product because there are a lot of people that look up to her and want to have things in common with her. Advertising a celerity with good skin care does help bring up the sells and the picture of her radiant skin help support the product that is being advertised.
Blog 4
After reviewing my test results and looking through the answers that I got wrong and the answers I got correct I realized that my studying technique really did help me with this exam. I used the book to help my study a lot, I read through all of the chapters that we had the test on and then completed my study guide which made me go through the chapters about two-three times. I retain information a lot easier when I read over that material multiple times. As soon as the study guide came out I started working on it and kept re-reading the chapters until the exam, I also used this application called flashcards, this application was able to let me create flash cards and put them into a labeled folder and I was able to go in and easily identify the flashcards that I was using for the the exam, and I was able to put all of the questions from the test review in a folder also. Another Item that really helped me was the assignment that we had to do on the types of Heuristics, I was able to go back in and look at the examples that I gave for each and was able to memorize the difference between all of them. During this week I had two other exams in my other psychology classes which I thought was really going to confuse me during my exams but it actually helped a lot, a lot of the things that I learned in each psychology class compared to each other or were very similar. I got a question wrong on my exam that was an scenario and I had to interpret the correct answer and after looking at the question I realized how I was confused on the question on the exam, I kept debating two answers and now after re-reading it I realized what the correct answer was. Looking through my exam was really helpful and I know that I can use the same study tools that I used last time to continue to be successful on my exams in the future, the study guide was super helpful and really helped me achieve a good grade on my exam.
https://android-apk.net/app/flash-cards-free-flashcards-maker-for-studying/669486043/
This is the Logo of the application that I used to hep me organize my notes and study tools. I used this application on my phone so I was not able to open it up on my computer but it really helped me out while I was reading through the chapters of the book because I was able to put down important information on my phone while I was reading the chapters. I also tend to be on my phone a lot more than my computer which is why I made it the flash cards and folder on my phone because it made me look over the notes everyday until the exam.
Blog 3
After reading the article “Soul Meets Body” I can understand how a connection in music can lead to relationships but I have personally never had a music connection form a relationship or friendship with anyone. I think that there are plenty of people that do connect with music, I have seen a lot of my friends connect with music and also their relationships with significant others connect with music. I have always been very open to music so I do not have a certain artist that I listen to all the time, so when I meet people and they ask me what kind of music I like I usually just say anything. I have bonded with someone from not liking country music, that is the only music that I dislike. When I meet friends or get into a relationship our music choices do not really have a big factor in it but as time goes on I do end up liking a lot of the mutual music that they listen to and I will continue to listen to it on my own time. I will listen to my significant others music selection but it is not something that we bonded over he showed me the music and I liked it and we will listen to it together but it is not something that I listen to all the time, it does not play a big role in our relationship. I feel like we share some of the same values and idea but not a lot.
I do think that having a music connection with a friend, or significant other can strengthen a relationship. When reading in the article that some people picked roommates by having the same music interest I can see that being a very positive thing because when you move into a college dorm it is hard to make friends and find people that you can connect with. Connecting with your roommates is a really helpful way to get comfortable living with someone that you do not know and being able to have things around that someone will not judge you for. You guys could listen to the same music and get ready for classes in the morning or study together and know that you both like similar taste in music that will not annoy each other if they decide to play it out loud. I can also see how two people trying to form a relationship can really connect with music because it can make them more drawn to each other. It is really nice to be able to spend time with someone who is interested in the same music as you. Two people trying to form a relationship could find each other more attractive knowing that they have a lot in common.
Now I do think that music can describe people and things going on in life all the time. I feel like that is what music was made for so that we can find a way to think about others and I feel like music makes people express emotions. I think that is why I listen to almost every kind of music, I like to be able to express myself in many different ways. I began by describing my significant other by using the song How You Gonna by Sydney Renae because this song talks a lot about things that you still think about in the past that you wish you could change that has happened. My significant other and I have been together for four years and have had a really rough past. Every time I listen to this song I think about things that I wish he could have done different or that I could have done different and it makes me think about the way that we were to each other. Following I chose the song BEST FRIEND by Rex Orange Country to describe my best friend because this song really describes the complicated relationship that I used to have with my guy bestfriend. I feel like it relates to a way he used to feel about me but no matter what we were always and still are bestfriends. It expresses how much he cares about me and how I will always want to be his best friend.
I continued my sound track by picking a Spanish song that relates a lot to my culture. It talks about Puerto Rico, which is where I am from and the songs talks about all the good food that there is too each and al the cultural dances. It expresses my country perfectly and they are playing the instruments that they use at every gathering in Puerto Rico to make it a good time. Then I picked a song that expresses my parents, Turn to you by Justin Bieber, I picked this song because he was saying how hard his mom works and how she had two jobs supporting them and how hard working she was. I want to relates these to both of my parents because they are the most hard working people that I have ever met, they have four kids in college and work their butts of to support us and they are always there for us no matter what, we can turn to them for anything. I picked the song Sunday best to describe myself because I feel like no matter what I am always feeing blessed and always make my day as best as I can. I always have a good attitude no matter what obstacle I come across. I know no matter what I will get through it, I always remind myself how blessed I am and make sure I always have a smile on my face even when times are rough. I am also always the one to make sure that everyone is okay and make sure that they are happy. I used this Spanish song called Gloria a Dios, Por Siempre, Which means Glory to God Forever to express my religion. I am a big believer in God and I always have been. This song talks about God and how important it is to know that he is always by your side. This is an important thing in life to me that I express everyday.
My Soundtrack:
Significant other- How You Gonna (Sydney Renae)
My Best Friend- BEST FRIEND (Rex Orange County)
My Culture- La Fiesta de Pilito (El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico)
My Parents- Turn to You (Justin Bieber)
Myself- Sunday Best (Surfaces)
My Religion- Gloria a Dios, Por Siempre (Zuriel y Ramleez)
I choose the ocean to represent this assignment because there was just so much I could say. The ocean to me is like a safe place for me where I go to, to listen to music and think about my past, and the important things in my life. When I was reading the article and evaluating what I was going to be talking about I felt like I was on the beach because I honestly think about these people in my like every time that I am there and I take my time to listen to music to help me think and it is very calming. It is nice having a beach right next to ODU I go everyday when it is warm out. I feel like the ocean has a lot of meaning to it, I feel like it is meant to have you express yourself, and any situation in life. The ocean is huge so I consider it to be a thought of emotion everyday in life. This assignment just really brought me there, I was listening to music trying to relate it to important things in my life and just thinking about the people in my life, and events that have happened it the past.
BLOG 2
What kind of student am I?
When I took this Self-Efficacy scale test I got a 29 out of 40. I would believe my self to believe that my self confidence in myself is not very high. I believe myself to be a hard working students but I have a hard time trusting myself when it comes summiting assignments and studying. I always make sure that I summit my assignments on time and that I do all of my assignments, I take the time to study but for some reason I always feel like I am never doing good enough. I feel like my assignments could be better, or that I could have studied longer. Every time I study for an exam I have everything in my head and I tell myself I am going to do great, as soon as I get into an exam I feel like I blank, I still end up doing good but I never trust myself enough to just know I got this. Some things that I could definitely improve is bulletin board that I put all of my assignments on for the entire month. It is helping me stay on track with my classes and plan ahead of time and just remember. As soon as I walk into my room it is the first thing I see and I immediately go on my computer and check all my classes. I am getting better at it but I still feel like it is a struggle for me. I also always could improve on my time management I have a tendency of doing assignments that are due later on than the ones that I have due sooner for some reason. For example I have one class that I do all of my quizzes and discussion board for at least a month in advance, but I will have other classes with assignments due before then that I wait to do last minute. I definitely need to work on getting ahead in all my classes at the same time not just one or two. I think throughout this semester if I continue to work on my time management, trusting myself, and being more organized I could defiantly improve my self efficiency. I want to be able to continue to better myself each semester especially because I only have three more semesters left and I want to make sure that when I graduate I have mastered these skills and I can use them in my everyday work place environment. I think I am a hard working student, I always have things that I can improve on but I always try my best especially when something goes wrong I thrive to fix the situation or do better the next time. I always want to better myself even if I do not believe in myself.
Self-Efficacy Results
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My total for my Self-Efficiently results was 29. I chose to share this image so that you could see how I rated myself in each category, I think by doing this I was able to realize a lot about myself I was able to realize a lot about myself. I was able to think about how I would handle each situation and think about past situation that I have been in and analyze how confident I am in myself. I know there are a lot of things that I could work on but there are a lot of things that I think I could handle very well. For example when I first read the one that said “I could handle any unexpected event that comes my way” my first thought was no, most likely not but when I started to think about it I realized how many times I have been in unexpected situations that I have been able to handle really well, I can always find something to help myself out of a situation and help others. I can not really think of a time where I was in an unexpected situation and I thought that I could never do anything about it, I always have had a way to handle any situation thrown my way. These Self-Efficiency question really opened up my perspective on myself, what I can improve on, and things that I know I have down and do not need to improve on.
BLOG 1
After reviewing the course objectives I personally think that these course objectives will help me understand people behaviors in many different aspects in the future. I believe that I will be able to understand the different behaviors and connections that people have towards their friends, family, and strangers. I believe that I will be able to learn about people different aspects of their social life and why they take the actions they take towards people and specific topics. I think I will gain a lot of knowledge about others and about myself, by the course description I know that I will be able to gain information that will help me in the future when I am working with a patient or when I am talking to a friend or family member. My expectation for this course is to fully understand the meaning of social psychology and be provided with work that will help my grade but also help me provides others with help after I finish this course. I expect myself to become easily confused because I have trouble using technology but I know taking this course will expand my technology skills and help me learn more about it for future purposes. The strategies that I intend to implement to be successful in this course is to try and do the assignments as early as possible. I have the assignments printed out and put on my wall each week to remind myself. I will take time out of day to thoroughly read through the modules and complete my assignments on time. I also plan on exploring my website as much as I can so I can get used to navigating it and knowing how to correctly summit assignments with the correct requirements.
Why others influence us
I chose this image because after reading about this section in our textbook because it talks about why people follow other peoples actions even if they do not agree with them and this explains the social psychology perspective that I was never to sure about. This image provides me with information that I did not know in the past and this class is already helping me understand the different reasonings and actions that take place that I have always wondered about. Continuing this course I will continue to learn and understand the meaning of social psychology.