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The image I chose is a poster saying “throw kindness around like confetti. I htink this represents this assignment well as kindness should not be held tight and hoarded, it should be shared. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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For Assignment Two in PSYC 304 we were assigned the\ntask of taking eight to ten portraits of ourselves and to then use those\nportraits as a jumping off point for self-description. I chose eight photos. A\nfew were photos by myself and a couple were photos of me with other people. I\ndon\u2019t usually analyze photos of myself in such a detailed manner, so it was\nquite eye opening to see the different personalities I was putting forward\ndepending on the intended audience. Of course, most of the time, unless I\u2019m\ntrying to be silly with a younger audience, I ensure that my facial expression is\npleasant and courteous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As a woman, I have noticed this is something most\nwomen in American society, or really western society as a whole, strive for. Even\nif one is simply relaxing, their face must be pleasant and welcoming. The\ncolloquial, \u201cR.B.F.\u201d or \u201cResting Bitch Face\u201d is a culturally accepted, casual\nterm used often in a humorous manner to describe a woman who\u2019s face, while\nrelaxing, looks as if she is not happy, or even upset. I am aware of this look\nand try to not have an RBF, however I also am aware that this is absolutely\nridiculous. Women cannot and should not need or have to be pleasant, happy and welcoming\nall of the time. Why can\u2019t women have the luxury of embracing a relaxed, expressionless\nface for a period of time? This is utterly confusing and disgraceful and I\u2019m\nnot sure how it can change but I know that it should. <\/p>\n\n\n My assignment takeaway for these past few modules has landed squarely on \u201cfundamental attribution error\u201d and microexpressions. I have studied microexpressions in a former class (Of which the name and subject escapes me), and I find the idea of an attribution error equally interesting and frightening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Microexpressions are something I notice readily. I think\nI may be more empathetic than most and this serves to be both a benefit and\nburden for me. I notice miniscule details and changes in people\u2019s moods, tone\nof voice, body movement, posture, etc. Of course, this may be tied into a bit\nof anxiety but that is a question for another time. I am so intrigued by\nmicroexpressions because I notice so many little things in my daily\ninteractions with both people I am acquainted with and strangers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Fundamental attribution error is interesting because it\u2019s\na quick explanation of how something could be misunderstood or misconstrued,\nespecially when the viewer or one who makes the judgement does not care to put\nin the time or effort to do any investigating. This is a bit spooky to me as\nthis can happen where a person of authority is worn out and does not have the\npatience to complete due diligence. The world isn\u2019t the same as it used to be\nin many ways. This particular idea I feel, is getting worse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The image I chose was of someone standing in a hoodie with their hands up. I chose this image because if the person looking at the hooded, arms up figure does not do due diligence, merely makes split second decisions on what they think a hooded person in the dark may be doing, the person may make and probably will make mistakes. The person in the hood may have a hoodie on and over their head because it\u2019s cold, because they don\u2019t want to see someone or have that person see them, they could be shy, there are a multitude of reasons one would have a hoodie up, but the main assumption has been with a hoodie, someone is breaking the law somehow. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ATA5 My takeaway from Assignment 5 is that it is good to throw kindness around freely. So often I have been interested in staying to myself, not talking to anyone, basically being an introverted hermit. I do like people; I just enjoy not interacting so much more. After completing Assignment 5, I realized that the… <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/lembert-psyc-304\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15428\/2019\/10\/ATA2-image-1.jpg\")
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