The class

over all Psychology was a very interesting class. It was enjoyable to know that Psychology is all around us whether we want to admit it or not. Many of the terms and things we learned were things I have learned in the past. Psychology class was nice to be able to express ourselves through our blogs. We were all able to give our own opinion no matter what it is was. I enjoyed that about the class. As for the tests they were not that bad. I was kind of nervous about failing. In the end I feel that I did alright. The dice rolling was an interesting way to get people to talk. I liked that it was not just about one thing. We were able to choose what ever we found interesting. In many cases we were just suppose to relate something to Psychology which was easy. I liked having the freedom in this class to express my beliefs and not have to go off someone elses.

Not My Type

The process of attribution is when people attribute others behviors to and internal or external disposition. Many people attribute people to a situation. Someone may be quiet in class, but may also be a party animal outside of school. The fundamental attribution error is when the personality is overestimated and the situation is underestimated. people inferring how someone is from if they are friendly or a cold person.
Stereotypeing is making abraod judgement on how or what someone is. Judging a book by its cover you could say. Belief, Religion, Race, Gender are all contributed in the stereotyping world.

Chap 16 personal blog

The chapter is on personality. I read someone else's blog on how their personality could change in a matter of weeks. Well I believe it is true. Before I met Matt my current boyfriend. I was very depressed I hated life, I have had thoughts of suicide. I was a wreck. I didn't try in life at all. I came to school didn't try on homework went home. I hated responsibilities at home. After I started hanging out with Matt something change. I wanted to be a better person. I started trying on homework, I stopped wearing so many black clothes and actually added some pink and purples to my wardrobe. I felt that I wanted to make a difference in my life and maybe someone else's. I never thought I would go to college. I got accepted and will be off next fall. I made A honor roll for the first time in my life this year. I even donated blood a few weeks back. Making these small changes really helped. I feel better about myself. I know I am not the prettiest or smartest girl. But Matt makes me feel like I am. I am a more positive person now. I have talked to others about thoughts of suicide and how it makes you a negative person over all. I am glad I made changes in my life. My personality has changed greatly over the past year. It is funny because me and Matt both attended Flambeau. He graduated in 2008. I sometimes bring up how I used to be and we literally laugh about it. I couldn't believe that I had become that person. What do you all think about how little things can change your life over all? Do you think it is possible? Or do you think that it is something more?

Personality in General

Personality is very interesting. Everyone can have their own definition of what a personality is. Everyone has one. Some may be more dull then others. Some people may not have much to say at all but they still have a personality. Where or how you are raised can effect the development of your personality. Personality is in everyday life. From going out with friends to going to bed at night or waking up. At all times your personality is being shown. When people make a generalization about a person by what that person is wearing that is a good example. How we dress is a way of expressing who we are. I don't think I have really stopped and thought about my personality. I probably have, but didn't really think about it.

Big Five

The big five test was very interesting. It was right on. I am a disagreeable person. I like to have arguments every now and again. It is fun to debate. Some of the things I was nuetral. Like I waas not orgnized or unorganized. I found that interesting. Knowing that there can be a happy meduim in situations. The test did take some time. I did have to stop and think every now and then. The Other test was the same way. It took some time to answer some of the questions. It was kind of cool to find our what the test felt about my personality.

Chap. 13

I found it interesting the fact that when babies always suck on their thumbs it is cute. But the kids that grow up know that is not cool so the may take up smoking. Is still gives the oral pleasure of sucking that they need. I never thought of it like that before.
Inkblots are very interesting to me. When showing people the same image of an inkblot, depending on their personality will decide what they will see in an inkblot. Example: If the person is a serial killer they may see a victim, weapon, or something to that nature. Also how people describe images or pictures projects their inner feelings. They may not notice, but people all have a different way of showing their personality.
about self concept. We all go through the who are we stage. Some people will not admit this. Whether it is sports or what will ou study in school. All these things are choices that our personality could have an effect on. When you ask your self "Who am I" a lot of things come to mind. When we did the 20 Who am I wuestions that is a good example they were all serperate things that describe ourselves but are all who we are as a whole. This Chapter I found very fasinating. We know the idea of find oneself but going deeper into it. Knowing that your environment has an effect on you is a big deal.

Waiting and thinking

My boyfriend is still waiting for his phone call and when he is leaving for basic. I have been thinking a lot about it. Why is it the things we dread or worry about are the things that we worry about the most. I really want him to go because I know it will be a good choice for him. At the same time I am worried of losing him. That something will come between us. I wonder why we don't think about things that make us happy or upbeat in some way. We always think more about the bad things that could happen, or the things that we are upset about. Our emotions have a huge effect on us. But why do our brains or just us thrive on the bad things.

language

It is amazing to know that depending on where you are raised has an effect on how your language will develop. Not only is language different in countries, but have you thought about accents. I mean if you are raised in the south or whatever your are known to have a southern accent. Or how people from England speak english like us but we have a different accent then they do. Depending on the region you like in will effect your accent. Have any of you ever been told you have an accent. My cousin married a guy from Alabama and he had a really funny accent. But he told me that I was the one with and accent. It is funny to notice the different accents as well as different languages.

Chapter 9

Have you ever thought about what other people are thinking. I mean take and example like 9/11 We were all how young probably sitting at school when we heard and teachers turned the televisions on. we were all thinking what is going on. Did you ever stop and think what were the people on the plane or in the twin towers thinking. Did they see it coming, had they been thinking about their family, friends, or just themselves. We never usually stop and think about what others are thinking. I think in the society we are raised in we are more apt to be concerned about ourselves before others. Thats my opinion.

Fighting with others

mood-congruent memory
Has any one had this happen before. Have you ever started argueing with or yelling at your parents, boyfriend, or just a friend and then forget why you were fighting in the first place. This has happened multiple times to me. Arugueing with my mom and so many things are said that the reason for starting is totally lost. I feel so stupid when that happens. I have also started crying for no reason at all at least not one that I could recall. What is everyone opinion on how moods can effect our memory? Do you feel it may play a big part?

Writing while studying

I was wondering, is it true that taking notes on something whether it is a lecture or vocabulary for a class is suppose to help students remember better. I mean I have wrote down things a lot but have not been able to remember them. I suppose some people may be able to see it written down and are able to store it better becuase you actually have to write it out. I have heard this from many teachers. They must have learned it from somewhere. Is it possible. If I study enough I should be able to pass a test, but is it possible for my brain to feel the informationI study is not imortant enough to remember. What do you all think about taking notes?

Chap 7

This chapter was interesting. I mean it is very interesting how many things we have to remember. Everything from names to phone numbers to smells and sounds. Our brains have huge jobs. Breaking every part of our daily lives down and storing for later on. It is nice to think about how different it is to retrieve memories. Something you might have heard or learned today may be harder to remember then something youo learned 3 years ago. I feel that people who experience the same event may remember it differently then other do. We learned everyone perceives things differently. That is why people have different memories of a similar event. Different peoples brains found different things to be important. About trusting my memory. Sometimes I could I mean my brain is suppose to focus on the important things. All though at times I could be told something and forget it 5 minutes later. Or be so sure about something and then find out you were wrong the whole time. I hate when that happens. Do our brains decieve us or are we just not thinking enough. Good wuestion I would say

College Tour

I had a college tour this weekend at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. Our chapter is related to learning. It was very interesting to walk around and see the college. It is a very big college. I really like what I saw today. I realized that things are very different when you see them in another point of view. I had viewed the college on the computer and read up on it. Once I got there and actually seen it and talked to some of the people I could not beleive it it was so amazing. A lot of facilities to accomadate a student. I was very impressed. Anyway if any of you have examples of a time where you thought you knew about something, then were totally taken back by it?

Conditioning

Our teacher is right. We are all conditioned to the bell and we don't even realize it. Whether we are hard at work, dosing off, or daydreaming we hear the bell and we hurry to get out of the room. It is interesting to know that we have been conditioned our hole life and don't even realize it. The example about onion breath and kissing on p. 297 makes a lot of sense. I mean the whole onion breath aspect is disgusting. On the other hand if you think about a relationship you may have been in or someone else has been in. One things most girls and guys become accustomed to is there partners smell. Whether it is a cologne, perfume, or sweating after a sport. That smell is enough to remind you of that person. When ever I take my boyfriends sweaters I love smelling them. When I am away from him, it reminds me of him. Another example is when he lays in my bed for so long when he leaves my pillow still smells like him. I love it. I am not the only one who enjoys this. I have spoken to a bunch of my friends and they agree. I never understood it entirely until now. We are being conditioned to our loved one. I think it is very interesting that something as simple as a scent can set us off, or trigger a memory. What do you think?

Chap 7 Learning

I found this chapter to be interesting, but at the same time there is stuff we already learn. I think that over time as you grow up, you learn all the techniques of learning but we don't realize it. I mean every child is taught something in a different way. For the most part we learn learning over time. The Rats and other animal experiments were interesting, because it is cool to know that they can train a rat that well. B. F. Skinner has a great view on technology learning. Thinking that a child should be notified if they are correct right away, instead of waiting till the end of thing like tests. There is a lot of things to do on the computer. But it more learning was that way it would be amazing.
Learning by Observation really caught my eye. I am definately someone who has to see it done first instead of just being told. You can watch see what you think they did wrongm and fix it any way you would like. The Violence from video games and television can ruin the development of a child. If a child is spanked frequently, how do you think that person may raise their kid. Kids aften get in fights and think it is cool because they saw it on television or a video game. I think violent video games are not a good thing. They ruin kids minds.
The entire Chapter was interesting I learned a lot about learning.

Personal Blog

Our chapter is kind of on how people perceive things. Do we really think about everything we see? Sometimes I wonder, how different people take things? A good example. I work at Kwik Trip. Every now and then the cigarette companies send people in to change their signage. Well not long ago the Camel cigarette company came in and put up knew signs. I really didn't pay much attention to them. After they were up for about a week I actually stopped and read it. The sign had a picture of the Camel Crush cigarettes (they are a full flavor and a menthol cigarette in one. you click a button and the taste changes from regular full flavor to Menthol. Which is kind of minty) Next to the picture it said "Have a Two Some". When most people think about two some or three some many people relate it to some sexual manner. At least that is how I look at it. I asked some others to read the sign and tell me what they thought. Multiple people related it to something sexual. But some people understood it was two tastes in one cigarette. Which does make sense, but why word it that way. Maybe it is just me and some people. I know some companies relate their advertisement to some sexual point. I thought it was interesting because I had seen it for over a week but never thought about it. Then when I did, my opinion was different from others. Just shows that people all perceive things differently depending on who they are.

Chap. 6 Sensation and Perception

This chapter was interesting. Before reading it I knew how our mind perceives different things depending on the situation. After reading I see that there is so much more to it. One thing I found interesting was on p. 230 Figure 6.1. I have seen this image before, but even though I remember seeing it before it took me awhile to find the faces. At first I just seen 2 horses and a guy waking through the wild. I like how Figure 6.3 on p.235 points out that our eyes are always moving in order to get the full effect on what is going on. You really don't think about it. I mean if you ever look at a painting or drawing you scan the image over with out even thinking about it. Looking at the whole image is really made up a scanning over little parts of it.

Like I said in an earlier blog. We don't think about how life would be without our sight or hearing because we have it. Try watching television with no sound, or listening to television with you eyes closed. It does give a perspective on what it would be like.

Touch is also important. We learned that Nature and Nurture is important. One thing an infant is known to do is grab at things. A sense of touch teaches us what feels nice what we should touch. Every kid has touch a hot stove before. Or has at least tried to. Touch is important not only for development, but also to distinguish pain. If a part of your body is in pain your body will let your brain know. Good example is Figure 6.21 p.256. By stepping on a tack it causes pain so a signal is sent through a nerve cell right to the brain. Smell is interesting, because I know people who if the had no sense of smell they would probably go hungry. I know some one who can not eat anything without smelling it first. Even if it is like a cracker or fruit. They have to smell it first. I smell things every now and then. Not everything though. So some people use there sense of smell more then others.

Our eyes see what they want to see. Or things we may believe in. Ex: Loch Ness monster, Some people seen a monster others saw a curved tree trunk. Or space ships some people seen space ships others saw weirdly shaped clouds. Every on sees things differently depending on what it is they believe.

As for ESP, I think it may be a possibility just not now. Since we are learning so much about the brains everyday. Maybe one day something will be found. Maybe I watch to much Television. But I believe that not everything is just coincidence. Maybe that is just me though.

Our senses are important I don't think any one should take them for granted

Illusions Blog

1. Stepping Feet Illusion

When the image takes the black lines in the back out, the rectangles look like the are moving at the same pace and time. But then the black image is there it makes them look like some one walking. It is really cool.

I didnt think it would make a difference but it is really cool.

Eyes like to play tricks on us. Illusions are crazy.

Day to day I have to see things it is crazy to think that am image that is there could totally change the image if a part is taken out.

2. Steokinetic Phenomenon

The rotation of the images creates a 3-D effect. The image can either be portrayed as a cone coming out of the screen or a tunnel going into the screen.

This suprises me that you can see it both ways. I would think you should only be able to see one things.

Our brain can change images to what ever we want to see. Or our brain wants to see. I can not see both a tunnel and a cone at the same time it is either one or the other.

a lot of paintings of images like this have an effect on us. You don't think about what is going on until it is done. Art work has an effect on everyone whether they know it or not.

3. Snake Illusion Ad lib

This illusion seems to be expanding when it is really a stationary figure. The repition in design is what I beleive makes it look like it is expanding when you are not looking right at it.

Surprising that the brain can see what it not there.

Sight has many different ways of changing what we see. our brain takes images makes them what it wants then lets us see.

Colors are a big part of life. If patterns cause this hypnosis like state it is crazy.

4.Motion Aftereffect

The sprialing tunnel with the cross in the center is causing me a headache and it is not an image we see all the time. Because we are seeing expanding in the sprialing, when the image of the statue comes up it looks like it is expanding.

What surprised me was that the speed of the spiraling figure had an effect on how fast the image would expand I did not think that it would.

We perceive the world through sight. But everything we see or perceive is not always there. It is just what our brain wants us to see. Its like our brain has control on what we can and can not see.

I wonder if street signs were rotating how would that effect what we see on a regular basis.

5. Breathing Square

By putting and image behind another image it makes it so the person looking at it can only see a certain portion of it. So if there is a square you will only see a little bit of it.

Not much surprised me The image was moving around so it made it seem like the square was "breathing" Because it went up and down . In a breathing like motion.

In geometry images are used all the time. By placing an image atop another image, an image could be lost. Or if the top image was transparent you could see both images.

6. Structure for Motion at Equiluminance Effect

There are dots all over a page. When not moving it looks like a bunch of dots, but when the dots are in motion than the dots seem to form a sphere even though it is not there.

Surprising that just setting something into motion changes what is happening. Motion changes everything. You have speeds, velocity, gravity. There is a lot going on in the image.

Each day I see things stationary and I see things in motion. I don't think about the things that are moving as ever being stationary and I don't think about things being moving if they are stationary.

Our brains function usually what we want and what they want. It is interesting. That motion has such a big effect on things we do.

7. Hidden Figures

It is cool to see a hidden dog on an ink blotted page.

An image is the last thing I would think to see in a ink blot.

Interesting to know that some people can not see things that others can.

Eyes see what they want our brain sees what it wants. Very cool.

8. Hollow Faces Even

when a mask turns around you can see a face protruding out even though it is really inverted.

surprising I didn't know that that was true.

No matter which way it is turned if you look at it just right it is a protruding face.

We see faces and masks everyday It is interesting to know the an image of a face flipped over still looks like a protruding face.

Understanding

In chapter 5 it talks about how some people do not understand things like every one else does. Whether they are autistic, deaf, or blind. There life is so much different then ours. We do not see things that same way they do. I was watching CSI this week and it was on a mid 20 year old man who lived at home and went to a special school because he was deaf. He had bought some beer and was walking home. when a couple of boys were driving next to him were asking him to givve them the beer. They didn't know he was deaf. They assumed he was just ignoring them. so they got out of the car and starting beating him up. He was scared and didn't know what was going on. He fell to the ground, when the boys got back in the car they saw him get up so they backed over him. He died. These boys did not know the man was deaf until they were caught for murder. and the investigator told them. This makes a good point from the chapter. Deaf people are no different them us. They just can't hear and have to do some things different then us. But they are still people. The investigator actually sat in him noisy office with cotton balls in him ears just to see what it was like to be deaf. He wanted to understand it more. We did and english assigment once. Just turn on your tv to any channel, but mute it. Watch a hole show with no sound. It is cool but crazy.

Personal Blog

Does anyone feel like they are being pushed to be something that they are not?
This chapter is teaching about growing up, going through life, making decisions whether right or wrong. Have you ever wondered how are we suppose to make those decisions when we have parents telling us what they feel is right. I want to make my own mistakes in life, and learn from them myself. I don't know if it is just me but this year the whole growing up thing really caught up to me. Has there ever been a choice that you wanted to make, but your parents didn't feel it was right so you didn't do it? If we are suppose to become individuals and become our own person how can some of us do that is there is someone breathing down our neck about everything. I am pretty sure we all want to make choices for ourselves. This chapter does make a lot of sense in grwoing up. The hard part is breaking away from the parents. I would like everyones opinion on this.

Developing Through The Life Span

This chapter was very interesting. A lot of it was stuff I already knew but it went way in depth. We go through life sometimes without even realizing what is happening. I mean one day I am a little kid playing with barbies and the next I am a senior in high school. I have a lot of friends that tell me to enjoy high school while I can. Even though I want out so bad, They said no matter what I will misss it when it is gone. This year this has really hit me. College next year then what? It is so hard to wrap my mind around. It is a weird feeling I guess.
Some interesting things I found in this chapter were things like Piaget's test. How children 6-7 years old are to young to perform mental operations. I found this interesting and I tested it.

My younger brother,Riley, is 9 years old and I tested this on him. I used 2 of the same sized glasses and filled them half way with water. When I asked Riley which had more he said that they were equal. So I poured one into a wider glass, so the water level was about half the original. I did this with him watching. When I asked him Which had more he said the Wider glass did. I found this interesting. I repeated the stage about 5 times before I had to tell him the secret.
My younger sister Kendra is 12. I did the same thing with Kendra and she was confused by the question.
When I asked both my parents they comprehended it just fine and said that they were equal.
I found this all very interesting. On how the brain develops with age.
Harlow's monkey test was very interesting also. It kind of fits with the Nature vs Nurture Cahp. on how the monkey reacted with comfort of the cloth covered fake mother. And how he reacted to the plain wire mother. It shows we need nurture and comfort in our lifes to develop coinfidently.
This Chapter was cool to read. I liked learning how we all develope over time. Through out our entire life we are changing whether we know it or not.

Chap. 4 Nature, Nurture and Human Diversity

Things I found interesting from this chapter.

It was very interesting to learnt hat even though identical twins have the same genes they don't always have the same number of copies of those genes. IT is fascinating to find that for this reason is why in some cases one twin may be more subject to an illness then the other. So identical twins may shares the same genes and look the same but in certain ways they are way different.

I learned that in most studies men have a lower threshold for perceiving warm responses from women as a sexual come-on. So even if a women is trying to be friendly, men in most cases (not saying all cases) are more apt to believe it is really a sexual come-on. I find this interesting. In Sociology we learned about how the media portrays women as objets instead of people. Women seem to be shown as sexual objects a lot in the media as well. This is interesting because if a guy gets the wrong message from a girl then this could cause major problems. it could lead to rape or even just a case where the guy won't leave the women alone. I have had guys like that. I don't understand why it is the women can't be nice to a guy without them or someone else thinking that she is into him.

I strongly agree with the fact of experience making us who we are today. I would be nothing if it wasn't for the mistakes i have made in the past. Or the advice I have gotten from friends and family about life in general. For some people they don't have a close relationship with family or friends so it seems that they have to learn from mistakes and experience because they don't have anyone to guide them.

Natural Selection and Evolutionary Psychology

In this video, it shows that all animals have characteristics that are there strong points. Like dolphins swim, moles dig things like that. They are good at that and the characteristic they are good at is often used as a survival tool. I like the part how he says that a human survival technique is thinking or outsmarting the other person. How many people have out smarted a parent or sibling into make something go your way. I know I have. Even when animals adapt to a new surrounding. No matter what they are always trying to survive. It is natural. You do what you need to do. The human body and all animal bodies really are survival tools. Opinions on this please.

Evolutionary Psychology and Sexual Attitudes

Okay, This video I found was interesting. It talks about why most people are attracted to the opposite sex. Psychologist of course have done a study on this. All around the world and found that because we evolve over time. Most people want to have sex with someone of the opposite sex because that is how over time it has been done. I beleive in you know how there is a natural attraction at times. A lot of people have different preferences in the opposite sex whether it is tall, skinny, muscular, smarts or what ever. And yea there are people who like others of the same sex and that is just fine. It just states how a great percentage of people like and want to have sex with people of the opposite sex. It is understandable. And the video I guess makes sense if you really think about it. What are your opinions?

Chap. 3 Consciousness and the two track mind

I learned from this chapter that our conscious ind only views the important things. It only pays attention to the things that a relevent and effect us in some way. I actually agree with this entire chapter. We all live passive lives whether we realize it or not. We do not think about the possibilities that what if there is more to sleep then sleep. Or how a conscious really does work. The sleep stages make sense I mean we can't just lay there five minutes and emmediately hit REM sleep. The drugs used as depressants, stimulants, or hallucinagens. Proof I have. I am a caffeine addict. I can not go a day without caffeine or I suffer from horrible migraines. I have cut back but can not quit. A lot of things in this chapter were things I had already known. Though there was a lot that I did learn I did like this chapter.

Consciousness

The video the Mind Awake and Asleep was interesting. It tells how our minds only notice the things that are relevant or important. We even do it without realizing it. I like how it explains that when we are bored we day dream it is true. It explains how we keep our brains busy when we are not active. Just how our brains keep themselves busy when we are asleep.

A good example of being conscious:

Has anybody ever taken a route so many times you don't even think about it when you do it. I don't know how many times I have drove to work and then forgot a whole section of road. I don't remember driving that stretch of road at all. Can that be healthy? I mean I make it to work but not remembering something like that.

Even the test that I took. I took the Gay people vs. Straight People. My hypothesis was that I would push more toward the straight people because I am straight. I was right. This test was really weird though. I figure because I am straight I would naturally have an automatic preference toward straight people. I don't think that your reaction time should make a difference on which one you have a preference to. I have no problem with gays or straights. I don't have a preference at all. I guess I will have to see how my results are on other tests.

Opinion on Sleep Medication

I am someone who is on medication for chronic headaches. My medication is also used as an anti depressant and as a sleep aid. I have to take it right before bed. It creates drowsiness. Because we are learning about sleeping. My Question is why do people take sleep aids? or How does the sleep aid help people? Do any of you believe that a sleep aid helps with the bodies chemical balance? In my opinion the aid does help me. If I don't take my medication I do not usually get a good nights sleep. I think I will test it in my sleep study for this class. one week I will take it another week I won't take it. Lets hear your opinions on this.

Personal Post

Okay you know how in class we were talking about how when we are sleeping our brains don't go to sleep. They just keep themselves busy until we get up. Well last night I went to bed really early like 8 o'clock and I was awaken at 3:00 am by a text from my ex boyfriend that i don't talk to anymore. I turned 18 Thursday last week. He text me saying that for no reason he just woke up last night and remembered it was my birthday Thursday and had to tell me. I thought it was pretty interesting. I mean is it possible that our brains get so bored sorting stuff out, it starts going through old compartments? That is how I thought it to be. I even told him that. So I just want your opinions is it possible for our brain while we are asleep to start rummaging through our past lives?

The Brain and Behavior

I did the pattern activity, strategy activity, blindspot activity, and the ambigious figures activity. What I learned from the activities was that we our brains have a blind spot. Some people see the world different then others, in this activity I found the blind spot just fine, but my boyfriend couldn't. It was cool. I also don't understand Patterns that much from the activity.

I knew that people perceived things different but I really didn't think that it was on this high of a level I guess you could say. These activities were very helpful.

In everyday life we are faced with choices in which we have to use stategies to figure out. In school and work we are all faced with patterns even though we don't realize it. And just the fact that how you see something does not mean that is how someone else will see something too.

This definately shows that people see the world on whole other levels then others. More then what I thought, These activities were very insightful.

This chapter better explains how When the Spinal cord is severed anything below that area can not be responsive all because the signals can't be sent to the brain.
I think it is very interesting how the Right hemisphere controls the Left side of the body and the Left hemispere controls the right side of the body. I honestly thought the brain worked mainly as a whole. Which it does but then again it doesn't.
Also the way that parts of the brains can substitute for removed or damaged parts of the brain is really mindboggling. Like a blind person not needing to see to the sense of touch which he needs takes his sight sense over. Crazy.

The man with 2 brains video was very cool. the drawing the shapes which different hands is crazy. I tried it just don't work. It was so much fun trying though. My boyfriend kinda got mad at himself. He is someone who wants to excel in anything that involves thinking outside the box. It was a lot of fun. And the word flashing was really cool. Or the faces mad out of stuff and depending on which side it was flashed to determined what he would say it was face or fruit.

Rat Experiment Results

The rats were put through a basic small 2 feet T mase. (Start from the bottom go straight then choose left or right). in between each trial the rat was put into an individual box for 30 seconds. They were tested about 7:30 at night so after a bunch of sleep because my rats sleep all day. they are both female and both the same age. My thoughts were that the timid rat would be scared and not want to move, and the hyper one would run right through. I also thought that a treat would matter to because I used my rats favorite treats. Little Pretzel sticks made for rats.
Result:
Rat #1
Carmen (Timid, slightly larger then rat #2)
w/no treat: w/treat at left: w/treat at right:
Trial 1-Right Trial 1-Left Trial 1-Right
Trial 2- Right Trial 2-Right Trial 2-Right
Trial 3- Right Trial 3- Left Trial 3-Left
Ran right through the maze did not hesitate at all. Not sure if treat really mattered, She just nibbled it a little bit.

Rat #2
Lovey(hyper, upbeat smaller rat)
w/no treat w/treat at left w/treat at right
Trial 1- Left Trial 1-Right Trial 1- Left
Trial 2-Right Trial 2-Stopped in middle Trial 2-Right
did not choose
Trial 3-Left Trial 3-Stopped in middle Trial 3-Left
did not choose
Lovey moved a lot slower, she observed her surroundings a lot more. Throughout the test she started going slower and observing more. She actually found a 1/2 inch hole and went through it and got out of her compartment box. The treat in this case didn't matter at all. The left test in the end she didn't even want to choose a side, and just stood up in the middle and looked around. Weird I know.

Anyway those were my first maze results let me know what you guys think. (They were both rewarded with a Crossant treat after there hard work)

Experiment

Okay I know how maybe some of you think it is weird I have 2 pet rats. I got them on my vacation with my boyfriend he was pretty freaked out by it too. And my parents were not and still are not thrilled either. They really are amazing creatures to observe. I can be sitting on my bed doing homework and they will be sqeaking away at each other. Wish I know what they were saying. Or wrestling with each others. That is funny to watch. I have 2 rats both female becuase I did not want any reproduction. If you ever get a minute do some research on reproduction of Rats the numbers and how rapid is crazy.
Anyway what I wanted to mention was How Psychologist do tests with rats. So I decided to do one. Don't worry I didn't inject them with anything. But before I give my result I want to see what everyone thinks about my experiment before hand.

I tested whether or not rats like to turn one way for no reason. and if treats made a difference. I did a basic T maze they start at the bottom then choose left or right. I have a timid rat and a wild and crazy hyper rat so I wanted to see the difference. You know how some people have the problem of having to turn left they can't turn right. I have heard a little bit about it, but I read somewhere that Rat are suppose to be more customed to turning Left because there is a better chance for food. I didn't understand that. Anyway, I did some basic run throughs with boths rats but I need some insight before I give results.

Do you beleive some rats may be more apt to turn in one direction for no reason?
Do you think a treat will make a difference?
What differences do you think there will be between a hyper rat and a timid rat?
Do you think the rat remembers which way she went the first time then goes the opposite the next time?
You can think of these questions or come up with your own. I tested them about 7:30 at night so it was after a bunch of sleep becuase rats are mostly nocturnal. Anyway hope to get some thoughts on this.

What is Research

Research is important because it is how we get knowledge. You learn so much from research. If you are doing an assignment at school usually you have to research a certain topic. If you are watching something on television you are gaining insight on how media portrays life. Without research we would not understand how to observe something. Our history holds a lot of research in it too. The invention of the lightbulb or automobiles, they never would have come to be if it were not for research. you can read to do research you can actively do research. Example is you are researching a sport like basketball to get a better understanding of basketball you may want to try it yourself. Research has impacted my life because I have done research in my life that has given me the knowledge I have now. I learned that by being active in research you can learn for yourself why a certain topic may be appealing to someone else. I learned that whenever you do research you should give credit to where you found your research from. I also learned that research can be used in all aspects of life. Like the 3 door dilemma we did research by testing each strategy, and coming up with the best option for ourselves as individuals.

After Reading Into It

I had an idea on how psychology related to things we do and the way we handle things. now that I have read into it a little bit I see that it is so much more then the mind. It is expressions and feelings. How someone is raised can relate to psychology. I knew science was involved for the fact that psychologist had to study something to come up with the answers they had. I see that sometimes Psychology is all about asking the right questions. Questions like Why do we act a certain way? Why do people express there emotions so differently then other people? Coming up with a thought then finding a way to test that thought. At times people may have thought what a crazy person for thinking this way. Look at what it has become though. Over so many years it has went from a thought, an idea, to a world wide study. I am very excited to learn more. Psychology relates to me through everyday actions. How I talk to people. How I present myself. Making a decision to drive or ride the bus. What am I going to eat today. They are all decisions I have to make. Psychology is a huge part of everyone and everything. Even if they do not notice it.

Why men prefer direct pick up lines

Hey everyone,

I just read an article on Psyblog

It is called Why Men Prefer Direct Pick-Up Lines. It is interesting because it talks about experiments that were done to see why men always use direct approaches. Most men stated that they can't tell whether a women is interested or not. Even though women may think the are dropping hits or sending signs. Most men can not pick up on them. At the end they ask the question of Who has the guts to risk rejection with a direct approach? This is a good question. Anyway Most guys I know say then women are just to complicated. I believe that men just like to over complicate the simple things women do. Girl Power I guess.

What Do You Think

I have a question for everyone. I just read Cassie Haskins Blog and it was very insightful. It made me think about relations in people. Since psychology is the study of the mind. Since suicide is sometimes caused by mental or emotional states. Is there a connection that makes suicide a hereditary problem. Ex: You know if you have to fill paperwork out at a hospital one question I see sometimes is Does suicide run in your family? Well in my Family I have had two suicides on the same side of the family, before I was born. I am just wondering is it possible and if so How? I would really like everyones insight on this. I am really curious. My grandma did it and her uncle did it. Is There a Connection???

Introduction

Hey Everyone,
My name is Fawn Taber. I am 17 years old, and was born on October 1, 1991. I have attended Flambeau all my life. My life has been shapen by many things. I beleive that the mistakes I have made in the past are what have made me the person I am today. If it were not for the mistakes I have made in the past, I wouldn't have the knowledge I have now. Learning from my mistakes was the best lesson ever. They have made me a stronger and better person. Proudly I say that I am not perfect. I would not take back any of my mistakes. To me, Psycology is important to study, because it can be used to see others in another perspective. People have to take into consideration that everyone's lives are different, so everyone's thoughts are different. Psychology is not only the study of how people think, An understandment of Psychology is also useful to see our own lives as well as others. Realizing people are all different and unique. Not just on the outside, but on the inside too. Knowing this lets people see that everyone's lives are effected by different things and in different ways. Feelings and Dreams are different in everyone.