Blog 10:

Looking back at my expectations for this course and then reflecting on what the actual outcomes are I am happy to say that I feel like I have achieved these expectations. I was able to learn how to form close relationships and also learn about how we as humans go about doing so. Most of the time it starts as being attracted or drawn to a person whether it be that they are good looking or their personality matches ours then from there we start to learn more and more about that person and in doing so form a bond and a closeness to them. This can stay as a friendship or grow into something more intimate. Another topic I wanted to learn more about is prejudices and discrimination. One thing that I realized is that most of the time when I thought about the topic of different prejudices and discrimination race would be the first thing that came to mind and after reading the chapter about this topic I realized I completely forgot that there is gender prejudices too! So I was well informed about different prejudices against genders , especially women in the workforce. I did not really know much about the Glass Ceiling Effect and after reading more about it I did come to realize that this is something that happens way too often to women and wrongly so. I think I have done fairly well with the course objectives and I am able to apply this new knowledge in my every day life. I would say that my attitude about Social Psych has stayed the same I already knew I was going to like this class and as I near towards the end of this course I do love this class and everything that I have learned thus far. If I took the class again I would try to take more notes I am more of a reader and I just try to absorb the material from just reading my textbook chapters, but after my last exam I would say I should make a better effort to take more notes down in the process of reading. One way that I have grown academically would be learning about different sections of psychology such as social, cognitive and abnormal. I like to learn about these different sections of psych and see how they intertwine with one another. One skill that I have learned from this course is the skill of impression management and what works and what is considered going overboard.

I chose this picture because I feel as though this represents me getting closer and closer to my end goal. This course along with my others is bringing me one step closer to reaching the top.

Blog 9:

One of the things I have learned in this course is Heuristics. There four main types of heuristics which include: Representativeness, Availability, Anchoring & Adjustment and Status Quo. These heuristics are used to make quick decisions about a problems so we do not have to think about it for a long period of time. Heuristics can be a good thing or lead to something bad such as being prejudice or biased towards someone or something. I can relate the topic of Heuristics back to ATA1 and Module four’s archive. ATA1 was all about heuristics and how we as humans use them in our everyday life. Then in Module four’s archive I had to watch a video about crime rate increasing and during that video I noticed that the main heuristic that kept repeating was the Representativness and the Availability heuristic. This being because people kept hearing about all this bad stuff happening therefore they started going to extreme measures to keep their family safe. Another thing I learned in this course was about the Exposure Effect and how this plays into how men view women. I can apply the Exposure Effect to this because men are constantly seeing how a woman “should” look on social media, advertisements and even television. So when they are looking for a potential partner they are looking for someone who is unrealistic. Also these ads or social media pages portray women as sex objects so it makes most men only want something sexual. This goes back to Module 9’s archive and Blog 6. For the archive assignment I had to look on a website with ads from men looking for women and the ads that I saw pretty much prove my point. The men on there 8 times out of 10 were looking for something casual or a FWB scenario. Blog 6 talked about how lots of ads sexualize women and degrade them down to just an object of pleasure for men. So men are constantly being exposed to seeing women dehumanized so they in turn look for a very unrealistic, unnatural woman and a relationship that is purely sexual (not all men, but most). The third thing I learned in this course was about prejudice and how everyone has a prejudice towards at least one thing even if they do not want to admit that they do. In Module 8’s archive I talked about how African Americans are still not treated the best and how a lot of people hold prejudices against them even to this day. This ties into ATA3 where I had to watch a video about Michael Richards’ comedy show where he wrongly blasted an African American man just because he was talking during his show. He was saying awful racist slurs and trying to make racist jokes which was so uncalled for. This just goes to show that people are still acting on racism and prejudices against African Americans. A concept that I learned in this course that can be linked with another course is Paralanguage. This is a type of nonverbal communication such as tone or pitch in someone’s voice that allows for others to pick up on someone’s true feelings or mood without them having to actually express verbally how they feel. In Social Psychology, we are able to use Paralanguage to understand how someone is actually feeling versus them just using words alone. For example, someone saying they are happy, yet their Paralanguage is indicating that they are sad by the tone in their voice being low and their smile being forced. Paralanguage also was discussed in my one of my Human Services courses where Paralanguage can also affect someone’s behavior such as people are more likely to abide by requests from someone who talks the same way they do. For instance, people who talked really fast responded better to people who mimicked their speaking rate.

This image is representing me revisiting all of my Assignment Takeaways, Blogs, Item to Archives & visiting my highlighted notes in my textbook. I used all of these to recap what I have learned thus far so I could complete this Blog assignment.

Blog 8:

The article I read had a main point: sexual conflict will always arise at some point in a relationship. While reading, David Buss talked about how men and women have different sexual interests that often cause sexual conflict. Men tend to want a sexual relationship very soon into dating while women tend to want a more non sexual relationship at first. The article also discussed that men are more likely than women to pretend to be emotionally invested in the relationship just so they can get sex. Women are the opposite and will pretend they have sexual interest when they really want a more nonsexual relationship. Sexual conflict can occur before the relationship blossoms, during the relationship and even after the break-up. Men upset women in the following ways: playing video games all night, hanging out with their friends more than their partner, terrible communicators and act like they like you, but they are really just stringing you along. Women upset men in the following ways: nagging a lot, never know what they want to eat, takes too long to get ready and ignores you instead of telling you what is bothering them.

Blog 7:

Emotional Intelligence and Self-Regulation go hand in hand. Emotional Intelligence is being aware of how your emotions are affected by people, actions or situations. Self-Regulation comes after you become aware of your emotions and you are able to control them and think before you act so you do not regret your reactions. I think Emotional Intelligence is just being consciously aware of how different things make you feel whether that be bad or good. An example of this for me would be at work when a co-worker makes me upset I could use my Emotional Intelligence to acknowledge that what they did made me upset. Then Self-Regulation would come in and I would use some breathing techniques to calm myself before I react negatively. However, I do think that I can definitely use some improvement on my EQ because I tend to have issues with how I express my emotions sometimes and it can be in a negative way such as getting angry and shouting at someone. I can try to use some different techniques on stopping myself before I get upset and regulate my emotions before I use my fight or flight response.

Blog 6:

During the whole Ted Talk all I did was nod my head in agreement with what she said about ads and how they basically dehumanize women. As she discussed in her presentation ads have always presented women in a sexual tone and put their bodies on display, but now it has gotten even worse. One part of her presentation that really struck me was when she talked about how lots of women will claim that they just ignore ads and don’t let them bother them, but we all know that deep down they do bother us. From an early age we see ads and media broadcast how a woman should look to be considered “beautiful” and that is why a lot of women have low self-esteem and negative body image. While watching this Ted Talk it is very clear that women get sexualized more often than men do and it is more dehumanizing for women and more glorifying for men.

This image is advertising vodka, but shows a women sitting down reading a book with bruises on her knees…clearly they are trying to imply that she spends a lot of time on her knees. I really don’t know what this has to do with this vodka brand, but anyways.

This ad is for an antiperspirant deodorant that has a woman cooking in bra and panties which I am pretty positive no woman has ever done before. But of course they have to put her on display and doing a very typical “woman” thing…cooking.

This ad is for a Hardees cheeseburger which has Paris Hilton in a very revealing bathing suit holding a very big burger. They also added the quote above the burger that is very sexual.

This is a Tom Ford perfume ad with a woman exposing her breasts and having her mouth open. This whole picture screams sex and this perfume has nothing to do with anything sexual so I really do not understand why women have to be put on display like this it is truly sickening.

This ad is for PETA which has Pamela Anderson on full display in a revealing bikini in which her body is marked with labels. This ad is supposed to be in support of saving animals and going vegetarian, but tell me honestly why does she have to be in a bikini and totally glossed over in Photoshop? How does this support the humane treatment of animals?

Blog 5:

This Sensodyne toothpaste ad would be considered a credible source because of the 9 out of 10 dentists recommending this toothpaste. People will tend to believe something that comes from a dentist because they are an expert and would want you to use the best products for your teeth. Therefore, it makes it easier to be persuaded to buy this product.

This Khloe Kardashian ad for FlatTummyTea would be considered a non-credible source because she has a personal stake in this which would be financial gains. We all know that this tea is not the reason she looks like this it is because of strict dieting,exercise and possibly other enhancements.

This Dior fragrance ad featuring Jennifer Lawrence would be considered a attractive source because one she is an attractive woman and two I loved her from the Hunger Game series. So because I already like her as an actress I am more compelled into buying this product. But personally I am not huge into expensive perfumes so I would still not get this product even if I do like J. Law. However, using attractive celebrities can be beneficial to certain products because people tend to correlate the attractive celebrity with the product they are endorsing and in turn may think that it could make them seem more attractive.

Blog 4:

The exam went a lot better than I thought I am not the best at studying my notes, but it really paid off for me with this exam. I studied throughout the week prior to taking it. When I read my chapters in the book I always take notes when something of importance stands out to me. While taking quizzes/tests at times I tend to second guess my answers so when I reviewed the questions I missed on the exam I face-palmed and realized that I would have initially got it right if I would have trusted my first answer choice. This exam will help me prepare even better for the next one since I now know what to expect. I chose this picture of my textbook because I like to leave sticky notes on certain pages so I can turn back to them when I need to.

Blog 3:

Before reading the article I would definitely say that there is a connection between music and relationships, but not for the reason listed in the article. When I have the same taste of music as a friend or coworker I do not think it is because of shared values or beliefs I would have thought it would have more to do with personality or traits so basically the exact opposite of what the article said. I did have a good friend who had very similar values and beliefs as me, but we had totally two different music tastes he loved country and I loved rock. And I have some coworkers that share the same taste in music as me and we do not have similar values. So I would definitely have to disagree with this article. The song I chose for my momma is from her favorite band Journey I also associate this song with her because of the show Glee we used to watch together when I was younger. The song I chose for my daddy is from one of his favorite movies The Lost Boys the guy that sings this song is actually performing this song on the beach with a saxophone. My daddy and I like to pick fun at this every time we watch the movie so it just goes with our silly relationship. The song I chose for my sister is one of the first songs she ever showed me from the boy band BTS in which we both became obsessed with over the summer of 2018. The song I chose for my nannie is Prince’s song When Doves Cry. My nannie LOVES Price with a burning passion. So really any Prince song reminds me of her. The song I chose for my best friend is such a good song about friendship and being able to depend on one another when you need each other the most. The last song I chose for myself is November Rain by Guns N’ Roses. Man, what a masterpiece this song is! I love this song so much it is beautiful…I know it is about love, but it’s also about losing something and trying to move past that even though it is painful. In life you will always have things that happen that are out of your control and these things that happen may affect you tremendously, but you have to keep going. P.S. that guitar solo is everything…you know the one I’m talking about.

Blog 2:

I would like to think of myself as a hardworking and attentive student. I always try my best to balance homework, going to my job and being social with family & friends. I stick to a schedule of doing notes and studying for each of my 5 classes. I am pretty confident now that I have gotten the hang of all my classes and what is expected of me. Now, the first week was a different story as I was really overwhelmed and I was questioning whether I could handle 5 classes and working. I think that being able to make great grades in all 5 of my classes and pass this semester with flying colors would really boost my confidence level. I know that I am capable, but actually completing this semester would prove to myself that I really can handle a full load of college classes. When looking at my GSE score I had a total of 31 which means that I have more self-efficacy in myself. When looking at my task accomplishments and seeing my current grades it makes sense that my score is relatively high because I know what I am capable of. But there is always room for improvement! I chose to include a picture of me at my high school graduation because this is one of my biggest accomplishments in which my self-efficacy helped me to reach one of my goals in life. I wish I had a picture of me at my community college ceremony, but I graduated this past winter so they do not hold a ceremony for the winter graduates.

Blog 1:

Being as I want to become a counselor it is important for me to be able to understand people and where they are coming from. I need to learn about the different processes in which we as humans perceive and understand each other so I can help my clients to the best of my abilities. I believe this course will also help me form better relationships with my clients. I hope to learn about how to make more personal and close relationships with others. I am also looking forward to learning about the effects of different prejudices/discrimination and how to avoid them. I plan to keep using my planner to write down due dates for this course and plan to stay on a schedule with this class. It can be easy to fall behind if you do not keep up with the flow of the course. I have always liked following a schedule and keeping it consistent. I chose this image of a group of friends hanging out because having close relationships is very important. In chapter one, it talks about how belonging to a group has positive effects on oneself.