Blog 10
The reason I picked this image for my academic growth was because after I had failed my first exam, I truly wanted to just drop out of the class. I had failed myself so badly on my first try, that I didn’t know if I was going to make it to the end. But some how I just stuck around, and stayed. I passed my second exam, and all my assignments. So, this shows that even though I struggled bad in the beginning, I kept it together and stayed strong!
When comparing my course expectations, I did learn much more from what I expected. For example, on blog 1 I had mentioned that I didn’t know what formed attitudes, and some factors that can influence relationships. But throughout my time in this course, I managed to learn much more than attitudes, and relationships. I feel like I achieved well from the course objectives. Some was review for me from previous classes, but also I had learned so much more than that. My attitudes towards Social Psychology had changed dramatically. I understand that we do things without really knowing what it is that we are doing. So, when I learned how Social Psychology truly is something that we do on our day to day is amazing, because now I can’t stop thinking about how I learned on a certain topic and being like, “Oh, I just learned and did exactly what is it that I learned in my class”. What I know I would have done differently in this class, is to study a whole lot more. I know my first test killed me so bad, but now I know what to expect now in class. One way that I know I’ve grown academically was time management, and better memory. This was my first semester being online full time, and was nervous that I wasn’t going to learn or have understanding of the topic but I was wrong. As long as I made the time, and remember that things were due it made it much easier for me. One skill that I gained from this course is how to truly make the time to study and not panic. I know that I stress a lot about not doing enough for a class, but I noticed that as long as I keep making flash cards, and being on top of my game with the readings, and notes and making much more time before exams to study that I will be much more successful.
Blog 9
I picked this image to show how I connected the three things that I learned from this course, and applied it to another course.
Top three things that I learned so far in this course is about different kinds of heuristics, the type of lovers, and emotional intelligence, and self- regulation. For me when we did Assignment 4 on Love, I was also learning about it in a different class. In my Psychology of Sex, I was able to learn more about the styles of love in much more details, of what kind of lovers people are, or what they seek to find in relationships. So when we wrote and choose what kind of Lover we are I was able to self- regulation. We have the ability to control our feelings, and behaviors so it can make us what kind of lover we are. And when we have the ability to control our feelings and behaviors our heuristics come to play. Especially in anchor and adjustment and availability. We can use anchor and adjustment to handle confusion and availability to make a decision but events and situations come to mind. So when putting it together; you have information from events and some confusion, you then apply it to your feelings, and behaviors, which can give you the ability to be the lover you choose or the lover you wish to have.
Blog 8
When reading the topic of mating article, I feel like three stages of mating process is correct. With the first step being Prior to consummation, I feel that women do signal more sexual interest to men, I’ve done and so have my friends. Even on step two, After a relationship has formed. Jealousy does get involved thinking that you are not enough. And step three, After a break up, a lot of my friends, would start with stalking on social media have their friends add them or make fake profiles to see their former partner, and even get back with an ex.
When men upset women, in my opinion is when they have double standards. Men think that they can do whatever they want, when they want to do it. However when it comes to us women and we do exactly what they did to us, we are the problem. Men don’t see what they did is wrong, but of course we do it, we are the bad guys.
When women upset men, it is when we have attitudes. In a way we can have an attitude towards men for no reason, and they had nothing to do with it. So, they always end up getting the short end of the stick. We can switch up on men very quick, and it just upsets them a lot, wondering what they did wrong to upset you when in reality it wasn’t them.
Blog 7
Emotional intelligence is how we are aware of our feelings from the inside and outside, and self-regulation gives us the ability to control impulses with emotions, as if we can choose how to react when expressing our feelings. Emotional Intelligence means to me, is having the ability to just know how exactly you feel and how to respond and being totally aware of your emotions. An example of emotional intelligence is when being angry it can get you to do something that you will regret later. Say that a friend of yours saw your boyfriend with some other girl. You get so mad that you go out get a few drinks, hooking up with some random guy knowing that you’re going to regret the hangover and the walk of shame the next day.
Blog 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs
I took a screenshot of the question because if you watch the video it explains more about how girls can do the same things boys can do.
This video, shows how boys AND girls show an example “what does it mean to throw like a girl?” After they did what they were asked. The adult then asked if they had insulted a female person in their life, showing that girls are more than capable to do anything a boy can.
This is an example of an ad justifying that cheating on a women is okay, but that it is not okay to cheat on workout because your workout is more important than your girlfriend.
This ad doesn’t even need any explaining because this is just appalling. However this is objectifying women that women “blow your mind away” through oral sex, and that the food is just as amazing as oral sex.
This ad is giving the impression that women need men for the littlest things. In this case, it shows that women NOW can open the top of a ketchup bottle because we weren’t able to do so before. The company made it “easier” to open the bottle that now women can open it.
This ad used something that was meant to empower women. They used such an iconic movement into a cleaning product for women. It may seem like it’s nothing that the product is powerful to clean anything. But when you put a women on there it just shows that women are just meant to be cleaning and nothing else.
When watching the video of Killing Us Softly III and it makes me sad how girls at such young ages that are modeling for brands are being mistreated as unequal, and having the boys feel empowered. What I hated the most was how race roles were switched that caused to have a much different meaning in ads. Having a little white girl looking down at an African American boy and it hurts the most that they don’t even know what they are doing.
The video contributed to a new understanding to women who didn’t understand topics like this, not really seeing the whole picture, and to educate men that buying products like this is not okay. Some women see these products and dismiss the whole “model” because the ad caught their attention on how pretty it is. Men buy these products because the women were attracted, and they liked how it was advertised or see. We are humans and not objects. Ads are meant to just be entertaining but the people who don’t see the background stories don’t see how it hurts women. That they look for someone who meets their needs, like if they are skinny and have the perfect features, and not someone who is curvy and “overweight” with features they don’t approve. Men don’t have to really worry about that kind of stuff.
I have noticed that back then, ads would distort and stereotype, especially dehumanize women and making them into products. But I feel that know that we have spoken up now, it’s becoming less but there are still ads out there now, today especially in clothing brands that still do these kinds of things.
Blog 5
https://wegeekgirls.com/2014/04/10/tom-hiddleston-recites-shakespeare-in-new-jaguar-f-type-coupe-commercial/
The picture above is an example of attractive source. You have a handsome actor, Tom Hiddleston. Who is know to be a gentlemen, and also know to play a villain in movies. By using an attractive men in a suit next to a brand new Jaguar car, it gets people wanting to get this car because it gives them the impression that it will make them more attractive in a nice new car. In my opinion, I want to get this car only because I wish Tom Hiddleston came with the car.
https://adespresso.com/blog/how-to-create-social-proof
The picture above as an example of a non credible source. The reason this is a non credible source is because this is consider a sponsorship. Kylie advertised this as a “great” product to her audience (which she has a good amount of followers on Instagram) causing her audience wanting to try this. Also, Kylie is just taking a picture of it, we don’t see her actually taking this product so we don’t know for sure if she used this before her shoots.
The picture above is an example of a credible source. It gives out facts about what would happens if you stop smoking. This is a good example of credible source because it’s given true facts of what till happen to your heart in a few minutes, hours, weeks and years if you change your smoking habits. It shows that it has been tested, and there was positive results from someone who stopped smoking.
Blog 4
When reviewing my test results I knew I wasn’t going to do great. I normally don’t on first tests, but I didn’t think I do this bad. I think for my next test, I need to write more examples down to understand the context. I felt that if I just knew the basics I would be able to handle the rest, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case.
I would read the chapters along with writing the notes from the power points. I would add more info down when it seemed like it was necessary. What I also think I did wrong was that I didn’t space my time right with the test. I thought 3 days of it would do the job. I really like that I can look back on my tests and see which questions I got wrong so I can study more of what I did wrong. I feel like now that I know what kind of tests that will come my way later down the semester, I can do much better on my exams and hopefully make up for this test that I just took.
Blog 3
No matter what it is or what I’m doing I’m always listening to music. When I’m cleaning, when I’m cooking, or even doing homework. My music has to be on. Music and relationships is what you can tell what the person feels or who they are as a person. An example would be that my husband has different taste in music, but he’s more into rock. This tells me that he’s open to new things, but that he also liked to use rock to just block the outside for a while.
Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart. -Pablo Casals
My Soundtrack
8 days a week- The Beatles
8 days a week, is my husbands and I wedding song. We both got married so young, but man we are still going strong. We did a slow version of this on Easter as a first dance. I remember this day, we were both wearing Spurs San Antonio basketball jerseys because the game was on!
Tell it like it is- Aaron Neville
Tell it like it is, was the last song my mother and I listen to before she passed. My husband didn’t know that she flew down to surprise him. We were on our way to get some junk food before we picked him up, and we both were signing our lives away to this song.
Dancing with a stranger- Sam Smith
This song is for me. When I’m feeling like I’m losing motivation or I just need something to get me going I listen to this song. When I get ready in the morning, this is one of my shower songs.
Neon Moon- Brooks & Dunn
Neon Moon is for my mom. This will sound like a bad memory but to me it’s the best. My mom gets drunk off country music and when this song comes up she would make me sing with her. It took me awhile to learn the lyrics, but ever since I was old enough to drink this is our song.
Dreams- Fleetwood Mac
Dreams is or my dad. No matter where we go this song follows us! Right when we get into the truck and he starts it this song always plays. Resturants, bars, groceries stores. Whenever we hear it, even when we are far apart from each other we always text each other and say that our song is on.
Por Tu Maldito Amor- Vicenete Fernandez
Por Tu Maldito Amor, is for my grandma aka Nana. This song is one that always plays when we would hang out in the backyard with family having a few drinks. We would all get drunk and sing our hearts out to it. Even when I was younger she would turn on her radio and play this song when we would both water her grass before we went to bed.
From the soundtrack above you can tell I have a taste of music in different genres. My husband and I do share the same taste of music. Although, we did get ourselves into new music. I myself wasn’t really into some rock or alternative rock, but my husband introduced me to it, and it’s now it’s in my play list. I’m not too picky about music, and I’m always open to new things! From common taste to music, we both have the same values and ideals in life. We both want to adopt since we found out I can’t have kids, we both work hard to get what we want, and know when to just relax and enjoy each other’s company. That was something that I love about him. We can both be doing our own thing like me reading or doing homework while he plays video games or watching football and we both just enjoy being around each other without really having to say a single word to each other. It just works.
Blog 2
What kind of student am I?
MY RESULTS…. 3+2+3+2+3+4+3+3+3+3= 29/10= 2.9 mean average
Well… I’m the kind of student that spends at least an hour of my time to set up my planner to be organized with school.
I add due dates, like exams, assignments, and readings/notes that I need to do for that day. Even though I have my planner to help keep me motivated to do my work on time, I do have my times where I fall behind as any other student. Sometimes I don’t do my readings, or forget to write down a due date on my planner (actually happened to me a few dates ago and missed 2 assignments, UGH!). I can however, handle my stress really well when it comes to situations like that, but as a normal person I do have my self-pity moments (to me it’s healthy). So from all that, what is my level of confidence as a student? I believe to be average. I have good and bad days with school, where I’m so motivated that all assignments are turned in early, or on time. But my other days, I don’t want to do anything, not the readings or notes, nothing.
From a range of 10 and 40, I got a sum of 29 of all items. A little above the half way point which I believe is to be true. Does that make me a bad student no? My self-efficacy has increased with these factors like my planner, notes, PowerPoints, etc, because it is what’s helping me become a better student. I’ve also never done ALL online classes, so even my online classes is helping my self-efficacy levels increase, because so far everything is going smoothly, and I know that I can pass my classes.
Blog 1
Don’t be fooled, my work space is ALWAYS a mess. I tried to be aesthetically pleasing.
“I’m pleased to say that so far these past few chapters have been so interesting that I’ve taken so many notes.”
When viewing the outlines of this course, I never been pleased to know that some topics from previous classes would resurface, like prejudice and discrimination, and testing hypotheses on different types of behaviors of individuals or groups. However, I didn’t know the other topics like how attitudes are formed and changed, or factors that influence relationships, and the process of understanding others.
These topics I usually think about most of my time in my personal life, and in my professional life. So, I hope to gain some knowledge to have better understanding of what social psychology is, so in the future I can use that knowledge to better myself has a person and to understand why and how people are in different situations and events.
Some strategies I plan to use to ensure that I’m successful in this class is to read my textbook, and take notes along with the powerpoint notes. The Powerpoint notes “section” has also been useful when it comes to reading them. The textbook gives out great, update examples to have a better understanding of the subject, so it makes it easy to use some of the information in my daily life.