ATA5

This semester has consisted of many different aspects such as: behavior, self, love, prejudice, perception and a bunch of other informative material to absorb. But every single section has given us a better understanding of how people perceive things and their cognition. We have even covered things like attitudes and different stereotypes that other nationalities have to deal with. The things that I enjoyed about the stereotype section was that I only felt like Blacks and Asians were the only ones that really had to deal with stereotypes. Just because growing up people would automatically think that because we are Black that we like things like fried chicken, kool-aid and watermelon. When it comes to Asians they are told that they must be smart and that they eat cats and dogs and mean things like that. But I never heard any other races being stereotyped. Therefore, It was kind of eye opening to realize that other nationalities are also getting stereotyped but at the end of the day we are all human that need to be treated kindly and equally. A more recent topic that made a major impact on me was module 9 the liking, love and other close relationships module. The reason why I say that is because after taking the Styles of love questionnaire has really opened my eyes to certain things. I say that because it made me realize things that I used to accept. After taking that test I’m like I wont be dumb again and lose myself behind anyone ever again. I’m also not going to put someone else’s happiness above myself ever. That was a good lesson and reflection task for myself. But all in all this class and call of the activities has for sure molded me into the woman that I want to be, I understand others more and I feel like I have the needed tools to help others. In all of my classes I’m doing much better mentally and physically. I’m going to school to become a family and marriage therapist, so I have to be able to understand the way that people perceive things, communicate and face on a daily basis; I feel confident about everything that I have learned.

ATA4

Throughout this semester, I’ve been sharing a lot about me learning and finding myself to a certain extent through all of the lessons. I’ve truly been seeing drastic change within myself and just understanding “self.” During this semester, I have learned so much when it comes to self regulation and things of that nature. When I was younger, If I couldn’t regulate my emotions I’d just act out or stay to myself. Going through these assignments I always do some self reflection and teach myself what are some areas that need to be improved within myself. For example, we’ve been covering self regulation and topics that go along with one another. I realized that previously I would have to come back at someone that was trying to hurt me. I know they say if you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all; well back then I didn’t care about that I would have to get my point across if someone was mean to me. But recently, I’ve been teaching myself that hurt people hurt people and not everything deserves a reaction. At times the best reaction is no reaction/ response at all; that shows maturity. Recently, my cousin and I got into a heated discussion where it got out of hand on his end. I said something that hurt my feelings and never once cursed at my cousin in my life. But he then didn’t like what I said about my feelings and started cursing me out and throwing stuff in my face. All I did was sit there and said I would never curse at you and throw anything in your face; there’s no need to say anything else because that’s too much. But in closing, all of these chapters are teaching me about myself and ways to understand others.

ATA3

Throughout these reflections on the take away assignments from this class, I can say that I have noticed a difference in myself. I am not the person that I was in the beginning of this semester and I can tell because my mindset is extremely different in a more positive way. I am more open now and more attuned with myself. I feel like I have a voice now because I was so closed off in the beginning. In this class I am not afraid to speak out about how I really feel on certain topics. For example, with the module on discrimination I spoke from the heart instead of saying what I felt others would want to hear; I’m speaking for Ash and her views on certain topics. My new favorite module that had a big impact on me is module 9 on liking, love and other close relationships. I am in the process of learning that it is okay to love again after something that failed and learning tools in order to have a lasting relationship. In the past, I was giving so much in any kind of relationship than receiving and now I know the aspects of staying in a healthy and reciprocated relationship. I listen to this chapter repeatedly, in order for it to just be in my head at all times; no matter how old we are, we still have so much learning to do. I wanted to give up on love but love is like a math problem. If you get the answer wrong then you don’t just give up; you keep trying until you get it right.   

ATA2

This psychology has really changed me in many ways that I can’t even really explain; all I knew is that before this semester I was at my lowest. All of these assignments taught me a lot about myself and others. Throughout all of these assignments I have looked at my perspective on things and understand others perspectives. The most beneficial module that we just completed was on the self. This module made me realize that I really lost my sense of self and I have so much to work on. I need to work on my self esteem, self representation, and much more. I know how to get back right with who I want to be again. I have also learned so much about social cognition and the influences that contributes to attitudes. All together this class has shown so much that I still have so much to learn but I am looking forward to the ride and growth. I never realized that social psychology would change my views so much like it has. I have nothing but positive things to say about these assignments and how it has affected me.

ATA1

For starters, I thought that it was different in a good way that we learned how to create our own website. We also got steps on how to operate and navigate throughout our website. My favorite assignment that I completed was module 3 archive. It was interesting to look at both aspects of whether “Similarity leads to attraction” or if “Opposites attract” is what people look at when choosing a partner. I also enjoyed seeing peoples’ point of views when it came to this. I was able to see everyones’ point of view and their reasons behind it. I felt like both of them go hand and hand when it comes to what leads to a great relationship. All of the videos helped when it came to grasping what we are learning in each module along with the readings. The next module on Social Cognition really showed me how individuals can think and perceive things. The other module that I really enjoyed was module 5 Social Perception because it has a lot of impact on our lives. This chapter helped me understand others and it also has been helping me in my substance abuse class. The reason it’s also helping me in that class is because we are so quick to write off someone by first impression without trying to even understand them. Even going over the understanding causes of behavior opens my eyes to many different ways of viewing others. I have learned and incorporated so many new things from all of these assignments into my everyday life.