Aidan's 2023 Psychology Blog

  If there was a time limit on how much time we had to memorize the words, I would've done way worse. It took me about a minute to build up confidence for the task. It would be valid if there was a timer that would automatically send the user to the next page. I was shocked at how many bits of the face I got correct, but I don't think it's valid because the choices to choose from in each section are too small so it was easier to guess. I thought I would score lower on this memory test because there were some images that I wasn't sure if they were shown before. I don't think this one is valid either because it's easier to look at the context of images instead of recalling them from memory alone.

Compliance - A social influence where someone asks an individual for assistance, so the individual is pressured to follow through. An example from school would be another student asking you to borrow a pencil, so you are pressured to give them a pencil. Obedience - Instead of an average individual asking for assistance, it's now an authority figure giving orders and instructions which an individual feels like they must do what they ask. A teacher tells the class to put their cell phones away. Social facilitation - Others just being present can boost a single person's ability to perform a task. Some individuals prefer studying before or after school in a teacher's classroom because having the teacher present keeps them pressured to study instead of procrastinating. Group polarization - This occurs when people are in a group, and their views become more extreme as a result of talking in the group. When working with a group on a school project, all members strongly agree to ex...

There's obstacles in the way of reaching goals, and we should learn how to tackle these obstacles for the goals to be reachable. Being consumed by these obstacles creates bad habits, which should be avoided by changing our environment and getting rid of these obstacles. Practicing mindfulness allows people to be aware of their situations and make changes based off of what needs to be fixed to be healthier mentally and physically. Willpower, or being able to resist short-term temptations which eliminates bad habits will clear the path to reaching goals. https://www.apa.org/topics/mindfulness https://www.apa.org/topics/personality/willpower#:~:text=According%20to%20most%20psychological%20scientists,unwanted%20thought%2C%20feeling%2C%20or%20impulse