LAST BLOG OF PSYCHOLOGY!!!! :D

This is sadly going to be my last blog for psychology. I'm going to take a dive back into chapter 13 in honor of this blog. Everyone knows that there were times that we wanted to use the defense mechanism repression in this class (just joking). I know that this is going to be one of those memories that I'm not going to repress. By the memory I wont repress, I mean the one of me finishing this final blog and final exam, which will mark the completion of my first college course. Because this is such a difficult thing to accept, being on the last few days of psychology and all that. I think that I might end up going into regression. So Bethany, if I start sucking my thumb soon you'll know why.
Psychology has helped me understand the world a lot better and has helped me view it differently than before. With the memory and sleep chapters, I have found better ways to study and actually remember what I did the night before.

second to last blog :)

This article that I read was about people basking in the reflected glory of others. In other words, it's about how people glow because of other's good news or get upset or angry by other's bad news. I found it interesting that after a sports game in either high school, college, or professional are spoke of differently. When the team people are cheering for wins, they say "WE WON!!" but if the team they are cheering for lost, they would say "they lost" losing the we and replacing it with a they, not being apart of the actual team as it would seem in the first example 'we won'. This is most likely because people wanted to be associated with people and things that do well so it will make them look better than what they do. That is also why people tend to act indifferent when their favorite teams lose, because they don't want to be thought bad of.

Chapter 16 blog

Attribution

· What is the process of attribution? The process of attribution is when we look at someone and create a theory as to why someone is behaving in a certain way or looking a certain way by giving credit to either the situation the person is in or their disposition.

· What is the fundamental attribution error? The fundamental attribution error is when we overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of the situations people are in. Like if you were to meet a person and they seemed rude, it might not be because they are a rude person like we may thing, it might be because they are just having a bad day.

Stereotyping in Everyday Life

· What are stereotypes? Stereotypes are generalized beliefs about a group of people, which are sometimes accurate but is often over generalized.

· How are illusory correlations related to stereotyping? Illusory correlation is the perception of a relationship where none exists. When we stereotype a person or a group, we automatically assume that they act a certain way or eat only a certain type of food. Many times stereotypes are made from illusory correlations. With the imaginary correlation of a group of people it creates a stereotype that keeps on building.

blog blog blog blog

This blog is on an article off pf psyblog called "The Chameleon Effect". This article answered these three questions: Do people automatically mimic others, even strangers? Does mimicry increase liking? Do high-perspective-takers exhibit the chameleon effect more? As it turns out people really do automatically mimic others without being aware of it. I think that by mimicking the actions of the person you are talking to makes you both feel more comfortable thinking that it will be less awkward by acting the same way. Even I tend to find myself shuffling around in circles when the other person moves closer of away. That also answers the second question. People are more comfortable around people like them, so by making the same movements and gestures you create a smooth and unawkward conversation.
One thing to remember is that this is an automatic mimic, that means don't go around mimicking people thinking that they will like you more. If a person mimics too much it gets creepy and instead of getting people to like you it gets them to dislike you.

Psyblog

I read an article about ads for unhealthy foods on psyblog today. Children in the United States, for example, are exposed to at least fifteen television commercials for food each day, remember that is for children and usually children are limited to how much television they watch a day, which makes me wonder how many adults and teens see. By advertising food products, companies aren't only telling you to choose their product over others, but to go and eat it right then. There was a test done on children to see if they would eat more food while watching food commercials or nonfood ones. The results showed that the children who were showed food commercials ate 45% more off the food provided than when not showed food commercials. There was also a test on young adults and it was also showed that one-third more of junk food was eaten. So it might be safe to say that by viewing unhealthy food commercials people are more likely to eat unhealthy. The commercials make you crave what you see and go out to find and eat it. Overall I think that this may be true. I have been known to eat junk food while watching television than when I'm not.

Chapter 13 Blog

My personality is influenced by the environment around me. Everything and everyone around us tells a person how to think, feel, and act. If a person did something against the norm they would be looked and thought of in a negative way therefore making people think, feel, and act how others would like them too. The Humanistic Perspective makes the most sense to me for personality theories. People strive to be the better self and wish to have unconditional positive regard. My parents, friends, and coworkers influence how I act, think, and feel about things. If I was told something was improper then I would stop acting that way. Listening to people talk about others and different subjects influences how I think and feel about that person or subject. I think that in my life so far I have used all types of defense mechanisms at least once. The most recent mechanism I have used was the projection mechanism.
The first video I watched, which was “Moral Psychology”, didn’t really make that much sense to me. All of the references to politics were over my head because I don’t pay attention to politics and don’t understand them. The second video that I watched, “Traits (Human Experience)”, was a lot easier to understand and I could relate to it more. So for me the video on traits was more helpful. I like how in the video it says that you can always change your career even at fifty. The personality tests are really helpful because they show results that you weren’t aware of being true, also they confirm what a person may thing true but have the need to be confirmed by a test.

hmmmm blogging......

There are many times a person feels rejected in a lifetime. Every time you are rejected it hurts and puts you in a bad mood. The good news is that our psychological immune system protects us and our good moods usually come back within the next ten minutes of the rejection. Why does it hurt more when there are many people rejecting you instead of just one? It's because when we are rejected by one person we tell ourselves that the person who rejected us just has a different individual preference for people. When there is a group rejection it is harder to put the blame on the people rejecting you because there are multiple rejections, not just one person's preference.