Blog 10:
My initial course expectations and the actual outcomes are a little bit different. I definitely feel like I achieved the course objectives in our syllabus. I feel like I truly understood the factors that lead us to forming close relationships and liking other people and even the attempt to understand one another. My attitude about social psychology definitely changed during the course because I thought this was gonna be just like some easy A and a filler course but I actually learned a lot and it gave so much information that you realize it’s not filler it’s a meaningful course. And if I could take the course again what I would do differently is time management and keeping on top of the syllabus and schedule because I definitely feel like some of the things I did were rushed because I didn’t do them on time. I definitely have grown academically in the last few months. I have changed from a C/D student to an A/B because I was organized with my schedule. I definitely believe a skill that I gained from this course is being able to identify the effects of discrimination and to be able to look at myself and others and change that for the better.
Blog 9:
So, for blog eight, I had chosen to talk about the sexual conflicts between men and women which can be applied to my top artifact number one. Blog post number eight talks about how the sexual conflict between men and women are reasons why they argue a lot and get upset with one another. It is because these two genders do not seem to understand one another. I talk about that in the top artifact number one and takeaway assignment 4, talking about how similarities and differences between similar type people in opposite type people and how they can be attracted to one another and the different type of love they can experience. You come to learn the people are attracted to similar things so people are not similar biologically, but they can be similar psychologically. in social psychology, Sternberg ‘s triangular module of love is discussed through showing the diverse types of love along with the three basic components within human relationships and in psychology of sex human relationships resulting in love is discussed throughout the whole course and the diverse types of love within humans and what kind of love/sex humans can engage in.
Blog 8:
After reading the article you come to find a really generalized idea of sexual conflict between men and women. I actually in a separate class wrote about the psychological and physiological differences between men and women which this article actually gives great examples of those differences. Like the article stated women invest more into a relationship because they have more obligation to it because of pre-production. Men are more likely to lie to get some way for them to satisfy their relationship goals. There are many ways in which men upset women, some are lying about how they feel, playing with their emotions, and using them for their own gain when it comes to pleasure. Women can upset men by complaining about trivial things, being late, questioning a man’s honor and integrity, and not giving in to what he wants.
Blog 7:
Emotional intelligence means to me the ability to control your emotions and feel your emotions and understand what they are. Emotional intelligence is also in my opinion being able to understand other people’s emotions. I believe empaths are very highly emotionally intelligent. The relationship between self-regulation and emotional intelligence is self-awareness goes hand-in-hand with emotional intelligence by being able to realize how your emotions might be affecting you and other people. Self-regulation is how you control and manage yourself and your emotions and your abilities which is how you manage impulses and not make rash decisions or overreacting in a situation. People with good self-regulation has very high emotional intelligence because they don’t allow their emotions to take control of them they are able to process their emotions and feel what they have to feel but not let it control them. I easily display my emotional intelligence when I am confronted with a situation in my friend group. Instead of overreacting or getting upset the moment I take a step back I listen to what everyone has to say. I process my emotions and then I remain calm and stay level headed.
Blog 6:
My reaction to this TED talk was amazement and shock at the same time. Before this presentation I have always noticed the way ads distort women and stereotype them. In ads women are looked at as sex objects and that you are not good enough unless you are that perfect hourglass figure with flawless skin and bright blue eyes and shiny teeth. The average woman is not an hourglass waist and bright blue eyes with perfect skin women have flaws. Advertisement wants to get rid of the flaws of women to try to sell this unreachable standard of beauty. Even though beauty is whatever you want it to be everyone has a different standard of beautiful. The way advertisement manipulates women to believe that hair products are going to make your hair perfect, or skin products are going to make you look 30 years younger which is not possible. There are many ads that manipulate women just like this video referenced one ad is the Garnier hair add swear they show you the luscious shiny brunette hair instead its hair extensions. Most make up ads for women are false because they show you a photoshopped version of someone’s face poreless without any make up look at any bare Minerals ad and you will see no pores on a woman. A Maybelline ad for mascara tell you that getting the voluminous mascara will make your eyelashes dark and long which is incorrect because the women in those ads are wearing eyelash extensions. Most women sport close show these women with perfect butts and toned abdominal muscles but the abdominal muscles are spray tanned on and the butts are cushions. Tampax commercials also used to make women look incredibly fun and exciting when they were on their period as is being on your period was not a draining thing when they could have shown women feeling bad about themselves or gross in away.
Blog 4:
So, for my first exam I got a ninety-eight out of one hundred. I did augment my notes as I read each chapter and I even color-coordinated certain things from most important to least important. I reviewed the review sheet seven days before the test then four days before the test and then the night before the test to allow my brain to hold as much information as it could. I do believe this feedback will help me in my test taking strategies for future tests I should start studying eight days before the test or study every day before the test so I can get that perfect one hundred.
Blog 3:
My thoughts on the connection between music and relationships is that there really isn’t one. What I’ve noticed is that there’s really no similar music preference between myself and any of my friends. We all listen to different types of music but we do share similar values and ideals. I have a couple of songs that I would link with a few key people in my life. A song that I would link with myself would be thrive by Cassadee Pope because this song is all about how she’s moving on and getting stronger and thriving after a difficult time in her life. Another song that I would connect with my best friend is best friend by Saweetie. I associate this song with her because the whole song is about girls talking about how their best friends are such powerful women that they don’t need men and that’s how I feel about my best friend. She is powerful and strong.
Blog 2:
I believe I am the type A personality kind of student. I like to make goals and to do lists and focus on my academics. My current level of confidence of the student would have to be around an eight out of 10 in confidence. I think that the factors that would probably increase my confidence would be like time management and more goal oriented tasks. My self-sufficiency results are a 34 out of 40 or 3.4. Which means I have a higher perceived general self-sufficiency and it relates to how I can complete all of my tasks and still feel confident and comfortable in unseen events.
