dear future psych student....

 dear future psych student,

    If you plan on taking ap psych, make a mindmap for each unit! I know it's tempting to do the other options but making a mindmap only took me 30 minutes everytime and I usually got 90+. You should also pay attention in class, the units whenever I didn't pay attention it took me way longer to do my unit tasks. 

    I personally loved the disorder presentation and the fun interactive activities at the beginning of the year (like making a brain). I guess we ended up in a time crunch and couldn't do activities like that no more. 

    I personally hated Solitary. To be fair, I'm pretty talkative so whenever we watched Solitary I had to just sit there which I hated.

    Also for the AP, study vocab!! The test is literally just a vocab test so maybe make flashcards (don't be like me and study two days before...).

the brain orange

best of luck,

    Iana Sajith (>'-'<)

link: https://twitter.com/LC22Connelly/status/517405559923175424

memory tests

 short-term memory test: 

I scored a 5/12. I think this test is pretty valid however I think it would benefit from a timer in order to make sure that everyone spends an equal amount of time.

face memory test:

I scored a 9/10. Similarly to the short-term memory test, it would benefit from a timer. 

how good is your problem solving?

I scored a 44. I think this questionnaire is valid however it fails to acknowledge how people may deal w/ problems of different situations.  

links:

https://www.psychologistworld.com/memory/stm-test-result

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/java/facemem.html

https://www.mindtools.com/aoubxrt/how-good-is-your-problem-solving

social psych but its real life

 the theme: Ariana Grande

compliance:

If I wanted to go to a concert of Ariana Grande, I would first ask my parents small favors as they are more likely to comply to my request to go to the concert. This is known as foot-in-door phenomenon.

obedience:

In the "thank u, next" music video, all of the students listened to everything Ariana Grande said solely due to her social status. If she were to ask them to go bald, they would. 

social facilitation:

When Ariana Grande performs in front of a large audience at a concert, she likely performs better (at the well-learned task, performing). 

group polarization:

Arianators (her fans) can become more rude to other fandoms on social media (such as Twitter) due to the fact they are one fandom. 

reciprocity norms:

As fans support Ariana Grande, it's expected that she repays w/ content (music, concerts, etc.)

the psychology of love [ anything blog ] (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

the psychology of love 

According to John Lee, there is three primary styles of love.

1. Eros is the physical and emotional aspects of love
2. Ludus is playful love with little intentions of commitment
3. Storge is natural love. This includes familial and platonic love.

He then expanded with three new styles of love that were combinations of the previous.

1. Mania: (Eros and Ludus) is obsessive love
2. Pragma (Ludus and Storge) is realistic love
3. Agape ( Eros and Storge) is selfless love

*★,°*☆ color wheel of love *.°★* 。

I think the most interesting fact about love is in less than a second after looking at a person you love your brain will release oxytocin and dopamine. Just by looking at someone you love, you can feel the happiness. :)

link: https://www.verywellmind.com/theories-of-love-2795341

the weird sense of touch (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)

 My article was all about the weird sense of touch. According to the article, the sense of touch is disproportionate throughout the body. This is seen with a model known as cortical homunculus (which is the stuff of my nightmares 😨). Another weird fact is that with age, our sense of touch declines. This is due to the loss of touch receptors.

*★,°*☆ cortical homunculus *.°★* 。

link: https://www.vox.com/2015/1/28/7925737/touch-facts

fighter fly! ╰（‵□′）╯ [ BioHeroes ]

Month: August (motor cortex)

Day: 15 (Norepinephrine)

My hero's name is Fighter Fly. Fighter Fly was an ordinary girl in an ordinary world until one day she had a presentation. She was so scared that when she got up to present she ran away faster than car! She finally came to a stop when she encountered an evil penguin. The penguin tried to punch her but due to her increased alertness, she punched the penguin super hard in the belly! This relates to norepinephrine as it is the neurotransmitter related to alertness or fight or flight reaction. Fligher fly is only able to do these actions since the motor cortex is able to control her physical action (such as running and punching). 

Go Fligher Fly!! 🦹‍♀️

the link: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22610-norepinephrine-noradrenaline