{"id":8,"date":"2019-08-31T23:03:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T23:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/psyc420template\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2019-11-24T18:15:04","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T18:15:04","slug":"weekly-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/gomezpsyc\/weekly-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blog 10 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel\nmy initial response to this was very textbook. I simply stated what was in the\nsyllabus such as having to deal with behaviors and hypothesis. In addition I\nstated prejudice and discrimination with relationships and bonding and how all\nof these things I stated were important for us to learn in the modern day\nworld. However, what I didn\u2019t realize was how it was not just that simple. For\nexample in the relationship section it caused us to not only discuss how we\nfelt in relationships but how our significant others feel in certain\nsituations. This caused us to put ourselves in someone elses shoes and see how\nthey think and process things.  They also\nhad us delve into attitudes before this class for example I knew media played a\npart in our lives but I just did not realize how much and how swayed we are by\ncelebrity influences.  Without realizing\nit we tend to lean towards things we have seen famous people talk about or represent\nbecause we feel without looking at any facts that if they support it then we should\nto and that is not always the case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel I\nhave accomplished the course objectives well. I think I have taken in what I\nwas given and really paid attention to it. This year I have really tried to\nfigure out who I am and how to become a better person and this class could not\nhave been a better one to take. I have evaluated my attitude and that of others\nwhile also making new connections with people and before when I answered I said\nthey were important for us to make bonds but it wasn\u2019t till I actually did\nthose things did  I realize the effect it\nreally has and how it affects us personally.  \nIt truly makes you a better and happier person when you apply everything\nyou have learned in this class with your real life and not just take this class\njust because you have to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My\nattitude towards Social Psychology has changed a lot. Before this class started\nI did not really know if I would really learn anything or if this would be\nanother class I just took and forgot about once it was done. However, after\nhaving taken this class now I see that that is definitely not the case this\nclass changes the way you go about your daily life and how you process day to\nday situations and causes you to really process things and not just react. It\nteaches you how to think from different perspectives and different views that\nyou otherwise would not think to do. If I had to say what I would do\ndifferently if I took the class again I would say I would have taken it more\nserious in the beginning. I would have actually processed the information and\nnot just completed assignments just for a grade. I would have actually taken\nthe whole course in from start to finish and absorbed everything the class had\nto give me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel one way I have\ngrown academically is becoming more focused in my academics and really trying\nto absorb what it is I am learning and implementing it in my real everyday\nlife. In this class I feel I have gained a higher self-efficacy and I feel that\nwill help me tremendously in my professional life.  I feel by having a higher self-efficacy that\nmy confidence can only soar and make me more confident in myself and how I\nhandle situations.  If your confidence is\nhigh nothing can stop you from accomplishing goals in your professional career\nas far as I am concerned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\npicture I included is one of a girl in a graduation cap. I put this picture up\nbecause it shows my education at ODU coming to a close in the next semester and\nI feel it reflects me taking in everything I have been taught and finally being\nable to incorporate it into my next adventure in life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blog 9 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I had to\nnarrow down three things I\u2019ve learned in this course so far I would start with\nmusic and how it has an impact in our lives. Without realizing it when we hear\na song we can connect to we immediately associate it with something and someone\nand from then on when we hear it we always think of said connection. Music I a\nway for us to process emotions we do not know how to verbally say or display in\nthe best way.  The next thing I feel had\nan impact on me was how without us realizing it ads have played a big role in\nour day to day life. Many times we find ourselves buying things such as face\ncreams, drinks, and body wear because we see people we admire buying them. We\nsee celebrities looking amazing and feel if we buy what they buy and wear what\nthey wear that we can be just like them however, that is not always the case. A\nlot of times we tell ourselves that we are not easily swayed by people but\nwithout us even realizing it we are because we think we all have to look a\ncertain way in order to be perceived as pretty or handsome.  Lastly the next thing that I felt I took in\nfrom what we have discussed in class is the mating section. In this section we\nlearned of how males and females differentiate when it comes to relationships.\nWe had to think about how women annoy men and how men annoy women. This made us\nthink outside the box and think about the other gender and how they feel regarding\nthings that we do, while also breaking down the three phases of the mating\nprocess. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel blog 2\nrelates to assignment takeaway 2. In blog 2 we were to discuss our\nself-efficacy and how well we feel regarding it. In the assignment takeaway 2\nwe had to write about what we took from the 6 photos of ourselves. Both of\nthese assignments caused us to reflect on ourselves and dig deeper into who we\nare and how we perceive ourselves to be.  While yes our outward appearance plays a part\nin who we are who we are in the inside is what makes us who we truly are in the\nend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now when taking\nsomething we learned in this class and relating it to something we have learned\nin another class I would say it was Self-efficacy. In the beginning of this\nsemester I had never heard of this but once learning it in this class I again\nlearned about it in my Wellness and Programming class. In that class I learned\nthat self-efficacy is an important factor in change. In order for someone for\nexample to want to make a lifestyle change and begin exercising they have to\nfirst feel that they can accomplish this task themselves. It makes no\ndifference if you have a million people supporting you if you are not confident\nin something then it will not happen. Having a high self-efficacy can be hard\nfor some people but once you are confident in yourself there is hardly anything\nthat can stop you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The picture I included shows a person deciding between different door options.  There is no wrong answer only just having to finally pick which option best related to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blog 8 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe the\narticle on mating had some valid points. I have seen that while men are more\ninterested in pairing with women, while women are more interested in finding\nthe one. Women tend to want a more emotional connection as opposed to men who\nthrive more on the physical aspect of a relationship.  I can see the three stages of the mating\nprocess. Beginning with the prior to consummation phase, the after the\nrelationship has formed phase and lastly the after the breakup phase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think that\nwhen discussing the upset of men and women they vary. For example men upset\nwomen by not being considerate. When speaking of being considerate women tend\nto want their men to empathize with them, to put their needs above their own. Men\nupset women by caring more about physical needs than emotional ones. Women tend\nto respond better knowing their significant other is in heir corner no ,matter\nwhat and show it by more than just having sex with them.  Another way men can upset women is not staying\nfaithful to them. Women want loyalty the most out of relationships they want to\nknow no other women can have their man. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next when\nregarding how women upset men we have by bickering or nagging. Women tend to\nfocus a lot on what went wrong instead of enjoying the good moments. Another\nway woman upset men is planning things out. Women tend to have a plan for themselves\nand try and get their partners to adopt their plans as well. Another example is\nwomen tend to become dependent on their significant others to a point where\nthey wrap themselves up in the other person. They tend to overcrowd and make\nthen men feel smothered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The picture I included\nis of two swans. I always admired the mating relationship between these two\nanimals. When I was young I learned that swans mated for life and I always\nloved that about them. It shows that love is forever and not just a phase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blog 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-Regulation is when you regulate\nyourself without any outside help.  Emotional Intelligence is the ability to\ncontrol your emotions and handle them. Both relate to each other because while\nemotional intelligence is being aware of your emotions self-regulation is about\nusing that awareness to keep you in check.  Emotional intelligence to me means being able\nto feel an emotion but not let that emotion take over my behavior and make me\nreact in a way I wish not to, but allows me to process what made me upset and\nprocess it into a healthier way. For example while at work I went to help a\ncustomer get a shoe as they are not allowed to just pull from our wall, I asked\nif they needed help getting a shoe size and they rudely told me no even though I\ncould tell they needed help so I stayed close by and once they realized they\nneeded me they rudely said since I am standing there can I grab them a shoe\nthat required them to go on a ladder once I got the shoe they took it and left.\nIn that moment I had to contain my anger and annoyance with them and keep a\nsmile on my face and act as if I was not bothered and not let my anger get the\nbetter of me. I could improve my emotional intelligence by not letting\nupsetting things upset me I can deal with people being rude at work but when\nsomeone personally attacks my character is when I am not as good at controlling\nmy emotions and keeping myself in order. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blog 6 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I completely\nagree with the video and how ads are a crucial part of our life even without us\nrealizing it. I have noticed that ads mainly portray fit healthy people in their\nads. They show you what you should look based on basis portrayed by the media. A\nlot of times ads stereotype against a certain demographic whether it be colored\nor weight class they still do it. New clothing lines are worn by skinny men and\nfemale and when bigger women go to buy the same clothes to look like the models\nthey find they do not have it in their size. These ads can cause body disorders\nand make people feel less than.  Yet\npeople still buy these products because they want to look like the people on\nthe ads no matter what. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They show women\nbarely dressed or with flawless skin presenting their products to the public. A\nlot of times people look at ads and see that a lot of their favorite celebrities\nare on them. They see that the female stars have big boob and butt from\nimplants, they have fake hair, nails, and are covered in makeup. And they ads\ntell them if they use this hair products they can look like them, or take these\nsupplements and they will be skinny.  They make us women feel like we are missing\nsomething.  Its not just the women\nhowever, it is the men as well they show men with six packs and ripped arms,\nwith flawless skin. I can see now just how much our ads pray on victims without\neven trying. A lot of ads have the same type of females and males represent\ntheir brands and products however, that does not always make it right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This ad shows relevance to the video because it represents how the media distort reality and shows you what you should look like according to them.  
 
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This ad is relevant to the video because in the video it talks of women changing how women change their appearance in order to be perceived as more attractive to men
 
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  This ad speaks on another topic discussed in the video such as body image. All of these women are thin and wearing little to no clothes clinging to a man showing that the man has dominance.
 
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This ad is one of a celeb in the video it talks about how people are not swayed by ads. However, if I saw this ad and was out and about and wanted to grab a drink I am probably more likely to grab the diet pepsi because I saw her drinking it.
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This ad is of another celebrity looking flawless. In the video she talks of some models faces so clear they have no pores whatsoever just like in this ad.  Her skin is extremely flawless and makeup is perfectly done.

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Blog 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the 1st picture it shows Jason Momoa shaving his beard to show awareness for recycled aluminum. This picture is a credible source. He did this advertisement and did not do it for personal profit but just to help the world. He is credible because he is also working on canned water instead of using plastic to help save the planet, and is constantly volunteering and doing things for causes such as these. Jason is a very down to earth person and he shows it in everything he does so as far as credible goes he is very credible.


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In picture 2 it shows Kylie Jenner promoting FitTea. But it does not show that she is profiting from posting her selfie. It also does not say any of the nutritional facts behind the product or how it works. As someone looking at the picture I would assume all I have to do is drink this tea to become skinny like her and nothing else.This advertisement was not credible many times celebs simply state the reason they look a certain way is because they eat right and exercise but the FitTea shows that she is also taking supplement to help.

 
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Picture three refers to an attractive source. I do believe it was effective because everyone loves Selena Gomez. And if they see her hair looking amazing and she is promoting this Pantene brand then they are more likely to buy this product. This typically is the case because a lot of people want to look like celebrities they want to do what they do and use the products they use. This attractive source worked really well for the promotion of this product. 

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Blog 4 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When\ngoing back and reviewing over my test I realized I got seven wrong. I then went\nand wrote down each one I got wrong and proceeded to find the correct answers\nfor them.  This is a lot different than\nusual times I take a test especially online. A lot of times I take test once I\nget them back I might look over it for a second then not worry about it anymore\nespecially if I did well on it. But with this assignment it caused me to go\nback and actually look over the questions I got wrong and see why it is that I\ngot it wrong as compared to the answer I choose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\nrealized when taking this test I did not put my put as much effort into my\nreview before my test as I should have. I kind of wanted to see how the first\ntest goes and base the rest of my test off it similar to what I do with the\nrest of my classes. I now know for the next test to make sure I take better\nnotes and highlight key items that I feel are important. On the next test I\nwill make sure the week leading up to it that my notes are thorough, organized,\nand neatly written for each chapter. I will make sure to review the notes the\nentire week and not just the day of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel with this test taking strategy that I cannot fail in future test. I feel if I put more work into studying and making sure my notes are well done that not even in just this class but all of my classes will see an improvement. I feel the more I look over test and see where I went wrong it can help with later test because who knows when you might see that same question again. But with taking the proper steps that time I will get the answer correct. The photo I included contains highlighted notes which is a strategy I hope to use more of in future studying techniques to better my exam grades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blog 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel music is a way people can\nconnect to each other. I noticed in a breakup that a friend sent me a song that\nresonated with her that she felt I would appreciate and I did. I noticed that I\nand that friend did like similar music and we do share similar values and\nideals.  We like some of the same artist\nand songs. I picked beautiful flower by India Arie to associate with this\nfriend because it talks of empowerment and accepting yourself which is\nsomething we do for each other when we need it. Next I chose Fireworks by Katie\nPerry to represent my little cousins because I feel they can all accomplish\nanything they put their mind to. The next song I picked was See You Again by Wiz\nKhalifa and I connect that song to my brother who passes away because I know\none day we will meet again. A song that I feel associates with me is Titanium\nby David Guetta this is due to the fact that no matter what life throws at me I\nwill not fail and I will get back up each time. Then we have a Count on me by\nBruno Mars that I associate with my sister. She can count on me for anything\nand vice versa I feel. Lastly the song I connect with my parents is I Hope you\ndance by Lee Ann Womack. This song has always made me think of my parents and\nthe love they have for me.  Next a song\nthat captures my outlook on life would be Natasha Bedingfield Unwritten. This\nsong just connects with my life because nothing is set in stone life is\ncontinuing to change every day and all we can do is be a part of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My\nfriend- B<\/strong>eautiful Flower by India\nArie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My little cousins- Firework by Katie Perry <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My\nbrother-See You Again- Wiz Khalifa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My\nsister-Count on Me by Bruno Mars<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My\nparents- I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myself-\nTitanium By David Guetta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDrench yourself in words unspoken, live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins\u201d-Natasha Bedingfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I believe I am a good student. I do my work I show up to every class and I try to never give the teachers a hard time. This is my senior year I have a lot of confidence in myself to finish and continue my education. However, with that being said I know school will only get harder the further I go with my education. I know that in order to do this I need to work on my procrastination. I need to make a weekly plan of when assignments are due and stick with it. Another thing I can work on to be a better student and have more confidence is my note taking. I also feel that I can increase my confidence level by studying more. I feel with just these three things I can increase my level of confidence tremendously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I scored a 30 on my self-efficacy results. When it comes to task accomplishment relating to my self-efficacy results I would say they were accurate. When I am given a task I complete it 95% of the time. When it comes to my self-efficacy also known as my confidence in being a student I would say some time it waivers, when I have more then one test in a week and papers due sometimes my confidence can drop. I feel when big deadlines are due they can add up with multiple classes nevertheless, making me feel overwhelmed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost there! I included this picture of me with my sister at my high school graduation because that was a big moment for me in my time as a student then. I also feel my self-efficacy is as good as it is because of my families support. I titled this as almost there because it was one step closer to me achieving my education goals. I also included my self-efficacy chart as well. This will show my results and where I scored. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blog 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the objectives listed in the outline I think it will help me greatly in the future. First the outline discusses procedures social psychologist we use to test hypothesis and behaviors of people. Everyday we have to deal with people and be able to understand other people, whether its at work or going to the store. The next objective is prejudice and discrimination. I hope that this can further explain why people choose to commit these actions and what runs through their heads. I hope that by learning this I can be more aware of how I treat people around me. Another objective it says we learn about is how to explain how are attitudes are formed and how we change them and its correlation to our behavior. I hope this objective helps me the most because anger is a strong attitude and learning how to change and learn how our attitudes are manifested and how we can control them will be a huge help later on. Next we have our liking of other people and how our relationships and bonds are made. Lastly on our objective list we have the ability to make connections while incorporating what we learned in class as well as in our outside lives. The connections we make based on what we learn is so important we need relationships and friendships to keep us from isolating our selves and causing us to mingle with the world and have a happier life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My expectations for this course is for it to not be like any other psychology class. I hope that with this class I am actually able to apply what I learn with my real everyday life and with how I treat the people around me. I am hoping to gain knowledge and understanding with how each objective plays into my life. I hope to become a better friend, sister, daughter, etc by taking everything I learn and using it to become a better me. I hope to implement these by taking time each week to thoroughly go through each chapter and see how it can relate to my everyday life. If I take the knowledge I learn from this class along with what I have learned in the outside world I can not only pass the class but hopefully become a better person and teach what I have learned to others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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