5: Module 14 Artifact Takeaway
This was my least favorite of all the artifacts over the course, which is why I’ve included it here. We were asked a series of questions, and graded our happiness. My score was 4.25, so just over the median. I found that I don’t believe that happiness is quantifiable. I think that it is constantly moving and that individuals in society tend to measure their personal happiness against that of others, which is, in my opinion, unwise.
https://www.psychologies.co.uk/are-you-trading-currency-happiness
4: Module 6 Artifact Takeaway
For the module 6 artifact, we were tasked with naming five qualities we believe define us, and following our behavior over the course of a few days to see if it was consistent with those attributes. I found that I had many opportunities during which I exhibited the traits I named, but that there were times when I behaved inconsistently as well.
3: Module 12 Artifact Takeaway
Module 12 forced me to think about aggression and examine my views on what constitutes an aggressive act. Having to do this assignment provided me some insight on what I myself view as aggression and some prejudices I might have. I learned that I see many types of intentional violence as aggressive, which I may not have immediately thought where displays of aggression if I had not been asked to contemplate my feelings about them.
2: Module 11 Artifact Takeaway
For Module 11, we thought of 10 people we knew, and made a descriptive chart of whether we thought the were selfish or unselfish, happy or unhappy. In this assignment, I chose people close to me. It felt a little strange rating some of them, but for others it was easy. I found that selfishness is correlated with unhappiness.
1: Module 3 Artifact Takeaway
Module 3 was my favorite of all the the “items to archive”. We asked participants to answer a short survey and give an explanation for the “findings” given to them. I enjoyed surveying my friends and seeing the way their biases worked. It was interesting to note that people were immediately willing to accept the statement and come up with a reason they agreed with it.
