1. Resiliency to me means that a person has the ability to bounce back from a hard time or tough situation. I believe that resilient people are the happiest because they are able to put their past behind and move onwards with their lives. Resiliency is also about finding the positive in a situation and creating meaning through your experiences.
2. Two summers ago, I fell badly biking home from a friends house. I was lucky enough to have found my way home and called my parents. No one was really sure what had happened as I had suffered from memory loss and was constantly asking where I was. For days following the accident, I was stuck in a dark room with absolutely nothing to do except think. It was really difficult to stay positive and hopeful because I had no idea how long the recovery time was going to be. To cope with my discouragement, I started inviting friends over to talk and do technology free related activities. Talking to other people made me realize that I had to accept my situation and try to move past this tough time. I was resilient and fought through those hard few weeks and learned to stay optimistic. 3. Resiliency can be improved once you are aware of what is going on around you and in your head. Once you recognize that you have been faced with a problem you have to learn to accept it and find a way to conquer the issue. For me, I have found that reaching out and surrounding myself with funny, cheerful and positive friends is what helps me improve my resiliency the best. However, to be resilient you have to find out what works best for you whether it is fitness, reading, socializing…
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1. On the average school night, I get around 8-9 hours of sleep, the same goes for when I am on vacation. I usually go to bed around 10-11pm and wake up at 7-8 am depending on whether I have school or not. Even though I get around the same amount of sleep during the school week and when I am on vacation, I feel more awake and ready for my day when I am on vacation as I am not stressed about tests, homework and getting to school on time.
2. At night, sometimes I have a difficulty falling asleep because I have a tendency to check my phone to see if anything new has happened since the last time I checked it. To resolve this issue I could leave my phone at the other side of my room or upstairs but I think that sometimes I would still get up to text someone or look something up... And then not only would I be up, looking at a screen but I would actually be standing up and that would make it even harder to go to sleep. 3. I do not believe that school should start any earlier or later as that would greatly affect people's schedules. If school were to finish later, not only would you have less time to study and do homework but also you would have no time to do extracurricular activities. My family would also be impacted by this as I have a younger brother who attends primary school so our schedules would be completely different. Question 1Malala Yousafzai has reached or almost reached self-actualization in my eyes. When she was just a child she became an advocate for girls' education, which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. On October 9, 2012, she was shot as she was traveling home from school. Despite this, she continued to fight for what she believed in and grow as a person. She accepts herself and others as they are and rather than being fearful of things that are different or unknown, she is able to view life as it unfolds both logically and rationally. She is motivated by a strong sense of personal ethics and responsibility. Malala views the world as a beautiful place and appreciates all the little things it has to offer. With this perspective on life and the planet, she will continue to impact the world and fulfill her dreams.
1) The two-factor theory of intelligence is criticized as some argue that a person’s intelligence can’t only be measured in two parts. The factors in this theory do not measure mental abilities such as motor, musical or creative abilities. Thurstone's theory of intelligence contradicts the two-factor theory of intelligence as he concluded that there was no evidence of general intelligence. Some criticize this approach due to the fact that they believed that there is indeed a “general intelligence” factor. Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence is criticized as some of what Gardner called “intelligence” are seen as skills by some people. These people claim that intelligence and skills are separate things. Sternberg’s theory and Gardner’s theories are criticized as they make it difficult to measure intelligence because they have so many parts.
2) Psychologists do not agree on the meaning of the word “intelligence”. There are many theories of intelligence each claiming different things. So measuring something that is not fully understood by anyone can be quite controversial. Genetic differences and environmental inequalities could also, cause two people to get different results on intelligence tests. The cultural bias factor also affects intelligence tests, as the wording used in questions may be more familiar to people of one social group than to another group. 3) The studies of twins demonstrate that both heredity and environment have an impact on intelligence. Dr. Tom Bouchard believes that 70% of IQ variance can be attributed to genes. However, other psychologists believe that it is closer to 52%. 4) A major controversy in intelligence testing is regarding cultural bias. Some wording used on these test may advantage one group more than another. For example, students taking an intelligence test, who are learning English will likely encounter words they haven’t learned, and consequently, obtain test results that may reflect their relatively weak English-language skills rather than their academic or intellectual abilities. 5)I think that intelligence is comprised of many things such as your ability to concentrate, communicate with others, learn new subjects… However, as everyone is different I believe that everyone is intelligent in their own ways. Reflection #4: Inside Out
1.- The first concept that is not accurately depicted in the film is how the movie shows memories as stable and complete representations of events. The events that occur during Riley’s day are immediately “encoded” into individual globes. The globes are then stored in a long-term “library” and once they are recalled by Riley, they come back fully intact and exact which is not what happens it real life. Our memory does “encode” events from our day, however, when recalled they can be altered in the process. - The second concept that is not accurately depicted in the film is how characters in the movie known as “forgetters” have the job of throwing out old, faded memories into a “dump” where they can never come back. This is inaccurate because memories never fully disappear. Once something triggers an old memory, the memory will be recalled. - The third concept that is not accurately depicted in the film is how not all the emotions were shown in the movie. In reality, there are much more emotions such as; love, greed, guilt… 2. The process of active memory is represented in the movie inside out by vacuum like transparent tubes that suck up memories from the long-term memories storage and transport them back to headquarters. When they reach headquarters they are projected like a film. This system represents how we are able to retrieve memories from our subconscious thoughts to our conscious thoughts 3. The movie inside out used the Schachter-Singer Experiment theory to explain emotion in the film. This theory suggests that we feel emotions before we act out. During the movie, the “emotions” are faced with a situation and then decide what they will do and who will take charge. Once one of the “emotions” takes charge then Riley will feel the specific emotion. For example, when Riley sees broccoli on a pizza disgust takes over and makes her feel disgusted. 1. The authors applied the scientific method by first asking a question, then they proceeded to gather some background information on the subject. Once enough information was gathered they constructed a hypothesis which they tested by performing two different experiments. Next, they analyzed the data and compared the results. Finally, they brought together all the information gathered from their background information, hypothesis and results and composed a hypothesis.
2. I think that the process of this study is very similar to other scientific experiments regarding how they followed the scientific method. In this particular experiment, 2 experiment was conducted in order to be able to compare the results, which is comprehensible. 3. After reading this article, you come to understand that scientific experiments can be taken in all shapes and forms. I would have never imagined that a study concerning memory would have been taken place underwater. 4. The biggest challenge when trying to read long scientific experiments is trying to keep your mind focused on the article and not getting distracted. I found this article easier to read when I was at home rather than being in a loud classroom. Self-regulated learning is a self-directed process in which students are able to regulate their own emotions, intelligence, behavior, and aspects of the context during a learning experience. (Zimmerman, 2002)
Psychologists view the structure of self-regulatory processes in terms of three cyclical phases; forethought phase, performance phase, self-reflection phase. (Zimmerman, 2002). The forethought phase involves goal setting, strategic planning, learning goal orientation... (Zimmerman, 2002).The performance phases involve the deployment of specific methods or strategies that were selected during the forethought phase and it also refers to self-recording personal events or self-experimentation to find out the roots of these events. (Zimmerman, 2002) Finally, the self-reflection phase involves self-judgment or self-evaluation and self-reaction. (Zimmerman, 2002) To learn how to drive properly and safely, self-regulated learning is a great way of doing so. In the forethought phase, I will inform myself on the best way to learn how to drive and I will set goals for when I would like to have achieved this skill. I will also, plan out a schedule that I will follow strictly. During the performance phase, I will keep up with my schedule and record any accomplishments or errors that have occurred while driving. I will continue to work on and improve my driving skills throughout the performance phase. Finally, the self-reflection phase will involve me going over all of my data collected during my driving experiences and giving myself feedback. During this whole process, I will learn to become a good driver. The Milgram study performed by Stanley Milgram was executed in order to test the limits of people's obedience and compliance with authority. Stanley Milgram framed his research on Nazi behavior during World War 2, he was trying to understand how regular people acted in such a horrible manner. The experiment involved three people: the authority figure, the teacher, and the learner. The authority figure and the learner were aware of the real purpose of the experiment, whereas the teacher was who the experiment was designed for. Essentially the authoritative figure would instruct the teacher to administer high amounts of shock to the learner who was acting and screaming in “pain”, in another room. 65% of participants (i.e., teachers) continued to the highest level of 450 volts and all the participants continued to 300 volts. This demonstrated that ordinary people are likely to follow orders given by an authority figure, even if those situations contradicts their beliefs. In the experiment, the dependent variable was the amount of shock administered and the independent variable was what far the “teachers” would go to obey the authoritative figure.
Milgram’s experiment, despite not harming the participants, disrespected the APA and the CPA code of conduct in regards to what is considered to be an ethical study. The first being respecting autonomy, if the participants showed signs of distress and wanted to quit, they would be urged to continue. The experiment also did not benefit others, be just, treat others with caring and compassion, or do no harm, as many participants suffered psychologically following the experiment. Lastly, the study was not being faithful, as the “teachers” were not aware of the truthful purpose of the study. This study also broke all the ethical principles in the CPA. As I was watching the video describing the Milgram experiment, I was partly surprised and partly disturbed. This experiment was done in a very bizarre manner and I for myself would not have wanted to be a part of the experiment, being the “teacher” nor the authoritative figure. I do not believe that I would have been capable of putting the “learner” through pain while hearing him scream, as the thought of harming an insect makes me sad. If I was the authoritative figure, I do not think I would have been able to force the participant to continue on with the experiment when he was distressed and pleaded to stop. |