This class has helped me to understand how attitudes are formed and changed, at least I now have a better understanding. Which is what I expected when beginning this class and looking over the material. I feel that I have done extremely well with achieving the course objectives. So far, this class has been great but, you definitely have to work for your grade. It wasn’t easy, studying and turning work in on time was very essential. My attitude about social psychology has changed. I thought this class would be a repeat of intro to psychology but, it was different in many ways and I learned new information. If I was to take this class again I would give myself more time when it comes to studying for exams, I would do better on not cramming information. Iv’e grown academically in some of the smallest ways such as being better with procrastination, I am still getting better everyday.

Blog 9

This was my first time doing an e-Portfolio for a class and it was a great experience. Being able to reflect on different topics was a great way to learn. The top three things I learned was self regulation and emotional intelligence, the connection between music and your relationship with someone else and, how to tell if an add is credible or non credible. Blog 6 and blog 5 were kind of similar and can relate due to the topic of advertisements. In social psychology there is a different meaning of emotional intelligence than in the intro to psychology class I took.

Blog 8

This was a really interesting topic to read about I love learning about things like this. I feel like no matter the relationship you and your partner will bump heads. Men and women will never fully understand each other because we both think two different ways. In a relationship you just do the best you can to compromise. In the slide 1 and 2 I feel like there are a couple similarities that exist between how men upset women and
how women upset men. But, Because men and women perceive anger differently, they experience and handle feelings of frustration and rage in different ways. In my opinion, in day to day interactions, women appear to take advantage of their anger just as frequently as men, especially in a relationship.

Blog 7

Self-regulation is highly related to emotional intelligence. When people are aware of the emotions they feel, they are able to self-regulate or manage one’s emotions and thus people are able to show better emotional intelligence in dealing with situations. Self-regulation techniques such as deep breathing and “body scanning” enables an individual to control response and decisions especially in state of heightened emotions or states such as in stressful situations. Self-regulation also helps minimize impulsive emotional reactions that may lead to regrettable decisions or actions later on. We can develop or improve our emotional intelligence in ways such as learning how to control using bad language or vocabulary when dealing in fights, addressing and channeling anger in a better way, managing negative thinking or even converting them to positive thinking, assessing and accepting emotions, and learning good stress coping mechanisms. 

Blog 6

These types of advertisements is normalizing harmful body expectations. It is also causing men to have unrealistic expectations for women. If all they see are flawless women in the media it can cause them to hold women to these ridiculous beauty standards. Not only is the media providing women with unrealistic beauty expectations, but they are also demeaning. Some argue that men are photo shopped in the media as well. However, when men are photo shopped it is to make them appear bigger. When women are photo shopped they are completely transformed, which is true. As women we have to do better with not falling into stereotypes and trying to hard to look like the next female. Everyone is beautiful just the way they are made.

Blog5

Picture A represents a credible source because it has the name brand in bold letters, it advertises its soft bristles. It points out all the features that makes this toothbrush the best. There’s also a blown up picture of the toothbrush so you can see how it would look outside of the box. Lastly, it shows that this toothbrush is number 1.

Blog 4

I did extremely well on exam one. I was very confident while taking this test because, I prepared. I studied the exam review the entire week before taking the test. The review was very helpful. It was broken down by each chapter and as I went through I would go back to the power points and then read over my notes from the text by chapter. Being able to see the answers I got wrong helped to me understand the material better. Being able to see the right answers I learned I second guess myself a lot. This feedback will help my test taking strategies on future test , I plan on using this strategy for the remainder of the semester.

Blog 3

I think that your preference in music has an effect on your relationships with your significant other or friends. In a relationship I feel like you’re more attracted to someone with the same taste in music as you. It’s another way you can bond and develop a connection with each other. There’s a big similarity in music preference with my friends and significant other, we all listen to the same genres of music for the most part. Which also leads us to having the same values and ideas that we have. For example, my friends and I are all big on loyalty and some of the songs we listen to we can all relate.

My Soundtrack:

My parents- Thank you- Kehlani

My sister- For you I will- Monica

Significant Other- While we’re young- Jhene aiko

Life outlook- My life- Mary J. Blidge

Grandma- Testimony- Anthony Brown

Me- 7 rings- Ariana grande

Blog 2

I believe I am a hardworking student that never quits. No matter how hard a test or assignment is, I always figure it out. I am always consistent, since elementary school good grades has always been my thing. My confidence level as a student right now is about a 6 out of 10. I am having trouble with classes being online but, I know I will make good grades at the end of the semester. Factors that could increase my confidence level as a student would be extra help and also being in person classes again. My results were a 2.9 I feel like I am confident enough to complete difficult task that are thrown at me.

Blog 1

The course objectives for this class will help me to understand my peers better, whether that is a friendship or a relationship. Being able to understand how attitudes are formed and changed could make a big difference in my arguments with others in the future. I will hopefully be able to connect more to the people I am closest with, and know why we were able to get so close. In this course I am expecting a challenge within the class, I know it wont be a piece of cake, but I am willing to work. I am expecting a lot of blogs, mini papers, and quizzes. I am hoping to gain a better understanding of psychology and the mind. I plan to work on not procrastinating on assignments, and also taking time to study all course materials in order to succeed in this course.

Heuristic Thoughts

I chose this photo to reflect on the Heuristics reading from last week.