Blog 10:
After reading my Blog 1 entry, I would like to say I followed through with most if not all that I said. I said I wanted to keep up with my work and be vigilant. After writing that at first, I was not very persistent. But I would say I learned to manage my time wisely and not get behind. I had a few bumps in the road along the way but I managed. I actually made a schedule of what I need to do each week and what time to do everything which actually helped me out a lot. I am not one to be organized but this semester in all my classes, I realized how good organization is to succeed. Although my grade could definitely be better, I think I have done pretty well in this course.
My views on social psychology has for sure changed. To be honest, I did not know exactly what this course was going to be about. However, after taking it, it was not as bad as I expected. It turned out to be very interesting and I enjoyed the blog activities even though I did not at first because I was unsure how to work the WordPress website. If I could do one thing differently in this course, it would be my time time management. Although this assignment is due at 11:59 and it is 10:10. But as I said, over the past few months, I have learned to organize a lot better.
Blog 9:
The most interesting things I have learned in this class is between either how music taste affects relationships (Blog 3) or the module about emotional intelligence (Blog 7).
I had fun realizing how music really shapes my relationships with friends, my boyfriend, & even my parents. I had done a project in middle school about which genre of music helps you focus more and I could even apply it to that project from many years ago.
I enjoyed the emotional intelligence blog because for one, I was able to take a quiz to find out my personal emotional intelligence. Which was fun to learn about for myself. It was also pretty spot on too.
I am taking all psychology classes this semester so it is really interesting to learn about all different aspects in each course.
Blog 8:
Sexual conflict is not only interesting to learn about but also a good resource for future references. There is a lot of ways in which men & women respond to sexual conflict. Women are more prone to wanting a connection when engaging in sexual activity whereas men are more likely to deceive women for a connection for sexual activity. However, this is not all men in my opinion. Nor is it all women who yearn for a connection. Everyone is different in this aspect when it comes to sexual conflict. But statistically, this is what happens a lot of the time.
Now in my opinion, there are a lot of ways both men and women go about upsetting the other. Although sometimes they resort to the same dynamics. From what I have experienced and seen from others, women like to make men mad in the way of jealousy. They will talk about an ex and get way into detail or even go to the lengths of purposely flirting with other men. Whether this is to get their partner’s attention back on them or just for fun. Women are also very keen on sarcastic comments or saying things that just do not need to be said just to make their partner more mad. Men on the other hand, it could just be a simple no response and ‘ghosting’ or it could be way more extreme than that. They can go to the level of actually sleeping with someone else or an ex. Not saying women do not also do this, but I feel as if men are more likely to do so. Insults are also a big thing on both sides but mainly the women throwing them
Although there are many other ways that men and women go about making each other angry, these are some of the few extreme ways I have found or witnessed. None of this behavior is necessary or healthy. However, it is usually bound to happen.
Blog 7:
Emotional intelligence I believe is a good thing to have in life. It is the awareness of others emotions including yourself. It has a lot to do with empathy. I believe I have very strong empathetic emotions when it comes to others. It shows the kind of person you are towards others but also how you respond to your own emotions. The managing your own emotions and learning how to deal with hardships that come your way is a factor of emotional intelligence called self-regulation. These can include extreme impulses and even desires that arise.
I think emotional intelligence is a very big thing to pay attention to. It reflects on you and others also around you. It can be a lot about how you respond. For example, if someone has a really bad breakup with their significant other, you see how they react and their levels of empathy. Whether it is crying for days and not being able to get out of bed or just moving on and letting that person go. I personally, have never been the type of person to just move on quickly, I take losing someone really seriously.
I personally have a high emotional intelligence and definitely let situations get the best of me. It is hard for me to react in a rational way. For example, when my best friend died, I refused to leave the house & associate with anyone for months on end. Then one day it hit me, and I left and acted like nothing happened. Although I was extremely hurt inside, I could not let myself go on like that forever. But recently, I have noticed that I do not let things get the best of me anyone. If anything, I feel numb and do not show as much empathy as I used to. Which is good and bad for me.
Blog 6:
I had always noticed the way ads with women are way more different than ads with men. Men are always the ones that are shirtless & look good. Whereas ads with women are more critical & stereotypical. Women are way more prone to being looked down upon or told to wear makeup or lose weight. Not going to say there is no ads like this for men. Men ads are more focused on genital enlargement. But women are targeted a lot. “Lose weight with this product” or “this will get rid of your stretch marks” etc.
Blog 5:
There are a lot of things that can show a credible source from a non-credible source. Some of it is just common sense sometimes.
Source A is not credible because it shows something so unrealistic. I have seen these ads everywhere. These ads are made to be suck people in who are desperate to look a certain way or that want the perfect skin. Some people are too naive to realize that it is so unrealistic to have this kind of skin texture. It is just not possible. Everyone has skin texture. But some younger people or just anyone is so desperate to look like the celebrities they see on tv or online. But what they do not realize is it is all photoshop. They see these beautiful celebrities with no flaws & they question why they cannot look like that. But little do they know that these celebrities are paying the people that take these pictures of them to photoshop their bad angles or cover up their blemishes. It is quite sad because I used to be the same way. I always wondered why I could not be perfect like these people until I started coming across accounts that can take away the photoshop & I realized we are just like them. It is a sad world we live in.
Source B is considered an attractive source. It is an ad done by Kylie Jenner for a product called Fit Tea. These celebrities are paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote these products that no one knows whether or not they truly work. Kylie is a well-known beauty guru & big time model that everyone wants to look like. People are sucked in so easily if they are seeing Kylie Jenner promoting it. I actually fell for this a few years ago. I bought this exact product & used it until it was gone & saw no results whatsoever. So I can confirm that this is just a paid ad. Who knows, it may work for others, but it did not work for me at all.
Source C is a credible ad for sure. It was written by a professional & does not have the face of a famous person plastered to the front of it. It is a genuine ad that is trying to help children in need. It is trying to find a cure for children with life-threatening diseases or cancer. The ad was written by a professional & has been out for decades which is way more credible than the other sources below.
Blog 4:
Unfortunately, I was unable to take the exam due to moving this week & not having wifi to complete it. I was very frustrated at myself once I saw that I missed it. I became really stressed but hopefully this does not mean I will fail the class. I guess I will just remind myself next time & plan ahead so this does not happen again.
Blog 3:
Now that I am truly thinking about it, a lot of the people I am close with share the same music type as me. For example, my friend Lauren and I both like older kind of music. When we are in the car driving somewhere we both will be singing along to songs we both enjoy. My boyfriend and I have different music taste but we both accustom each other with different varieties of music. He likes mainly rap music, which I do not necessarily mind, but I am more into more chill music. Which he can also enjoy sometimes as well. Lauren and I definitely have different views on things & morals but we still do enjoy the same music. Whereas my boyfriend and I share the same morals but not the same kind of music taste.
I would associate Lauren and I’s friendship with the song Party Girl by StaySolidRocky. I would say this song because this was the first song we ever got obsessed with when we first became friends. It also reminds me of summer and the fun times.
For me and my boyfriend, I would say Flaws & Sins by Juice Wrld. We both really liked the song when we first started dating and listened to it a whole lot
Another person I definitely have a musical connection with would be my mom. Growing up, we would always have dance parties and it was always Britney Spears. It was really good times too.
Blog 2
I am the type of student that constantly worries about the quality of work I am submitting. I am usually very self-conscience that I am not following the directions that is given or my work is not detailed enough as it should be. I do not feel that I am the brightest student in the room, but I try the best I can. As you can probably gather from my first couple sentences, my current level of confidence is not the highest. I know that I can do the work but am not very self-assured in my results. Although I would rather be in a classroom setting than having the class completely online, I do not have the self-confidence to speak up in class if I am unsure about something because I have a fear of public speaking. Some factors that would help my confidence level would be to practice speaking in front of others and ensuring that I have a firm grasp on the class material. This fear of public speaking has always hampered my success for class participation.
The results of the self-efficacy scale assessment placed me at a 2.5. Honestly, I am surprised that it was not lower based on my current level of confidence. I think what brought it up to a 2.5 was that even though I am not always confident in my work, I can almost always find a way to complete the given tasks. Remaining calm during difficult situations is not easy for me but I am normally able to push through and achieve goals I have set. I do not do well with unexpected events but given the time, I can usually come up with a solution.
Below is a picture of me in my current academic setting. I have not been able to an in-person class since early 2020 so do not have anything more representational.
Blog 1:
This semester I hope I can keep up with my work & learn how to be vigilant. I am not the biggest fan of online school because I tend to get behind & confused on what is supposed to be done. But I am looking forward to learning a lot in this class. I am not the most persistent when it comes to checking my emails & looking at the schedule. I like for it to all be presented to me in person but due to COVID restrictions, I understand the need of online classes right now. I am hoping to get back in the classroom soon enough. So far, I think I have been doing a pretty good job at keeping up with my work in other classes. I have already had a few technical difficulties but hopefully that gets resolved. In conclusion, I am very excited & interested to learn in this class!