Blog Post #6 Class Evaluation

When I was signing up for classes my sophomore year, I couldn't wait to put AP psychology as one of my first choices. My sister told me that the class was so fun and she had a great time with Ms. Halfen, and it definitely lived up to my standards. All of the fun projects and videos that we watched throughout the year actually kept me interested in his class. I liked the teacher-student interactive lessons because it really helped me understand concepts much better than I would have if the teacher was just lecturing. My favorite activity/project is hands down trying on the glasses that messed up your vision. It was such a cool experience to see how reliant you are on your eyes to do daily activities. I knew everyone else liked it, too because many people were talking about it for a long time. Although this class was informing and well as entertaining, I could'nt help but dread all of the vocabulary. Now, I understand that this is an AP course and you should have to do a lot of work, but I felt the weekly vocabulary was keeping me from actually studying for the class. Next year, I think you should leave out some of the power points and try different methods of teaching. I enjoyed the kahoot a and I actually remembered the information better because I felt so compelled to listen and understand the information. In addition, I feel like you should do something weekly that your students will look forward to. For example you could do personality tests at the beginning of class every Monday to avoid the Monday blues. I do like having the 1-2 tests because it allows the students to focus more on studying for the AP. For students taking AP psychology next yea, I would suggest to avoid procrastinating and really try to understand all of the information because it can be a very interesting class if you just set your mind to it.

Blog Post #5 Psychology Memes

Social Loafing - https://www.verywell.com/what-is-social-loafing-2795883

Authoritarian parenting - https://www.verywell.com/what-is-authoritarian-parenting-2794955

Womb envy - http://feministing.com/2009/01/24/taking_womb_envy_one_step_furt/

Hindsight Bias - http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/i-knew-it-all-along-didnt-i-understanding-hindsight-bias.html

Retroactive Interference - http://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Retroactive%20Interference

Blog Post #4 Psychotic Love

Your brain when you're in love is almost the equivalent to your brain on drugs. Now, before I go any further I want to make it clear that this could relate to only some people. I know that every relationship is different, however I find the one I am about to talk about most interesting. For many, when you are in love, you never know what you are going to say to do. Many believe that love is just an idea, and yes it is. With that being said, this "small idea" that people may have can cause the individual to experience a wide range of emotions and feelings. Love can be shown in many different ways and forms across the nation. This universal sign of love makes everyone a little psychotic, too. Whether you are in love with another person or a TV show or an object, you'll do anything to get a fix of it. Like drugs, it causes so many people to become delusional and crazy, making it seem like the only other thing or person in the world is them. In addition, when the relationship is broken, it can have the same effect as breaking a bad drug habit. Going through withdraw when on drugs is very similar to going through grief when breaking up with someone very close to you.

In the end, however, this shows that everyone is a little psychotic in their own ways, they just need to find the thing to push them off the edge, whether it be fatal substances or a long life partner.