My personality is different than the personalities of my friends. I am independent in the fact that I don't mind being by myself and doing things alone. Actually, I prefer it that way. Many different traits make the the person I am today. Five positive personality traits I have are: 1) Helpful 2) Considerate 3) Loving of Amber especially 4) Smart 5) Trustworthy. Helpfulness is positive because whenever someone asks me to help them with something, I will almost always say yes. I feel bad if I deny someone the help they ask for. Being considerate of others can also be a positive trait, if someone is having a bad day and they turn to me for help I try to cheer them up, not put them down by telling them negative things. I am a loving person; this is positive because I love most people. However, just like everyone else; there are some people I don't always get along with. For the most part, I am loving however. Being smart is a trait I also have, this is positive because it allows me to help others when they need it. I am a trustworthy person, If you need me to keep a secret for you, I will. I have kept many secrets in my life and have never before told someone else something I wasn't supposed to. Three negative traits are 1) Introversion 2) Negativity 3) Disorganized. Introversion is a negative trait because I am usually not very sociable. I prefer to be alone with my iPod than with people full of energy. I enjoy spending quality time with me, myself, and I. This isn't always a good thing because I don't talk to many others giving me less of an opportunity to make friends. Negativity is obviously a negative trait as well. I do not walk around with a smile on my face, ever. Normally, I just am not a very happy-go-lucky person. I usually never see the positive aspects of things. This isn't a good thing because It can turn others away from talking to me. Also people who are negative usually don't live as long as those who are positive. Being disorganized is also a negative trait, because I loose things sometimes, or cannot find where I placed the object.
My level of optimism is nearly non-existent. I hardly ever see the glass as half full. I would be classified as a pessimistic person. This impacts the way I look at life. Sometimes I don't even feel like getting out of my bed in the morning because I feel as if I have nothing good to look forward to. Two examples of the impact it has on my life would be 1) Sometimes I don't do some extra things in school, just because I don't see the need or I don't see what good can come out of my doing things. Another impact it has are that not many people like to be around someone who is pessimistic 99.9% of the time. They may feel that it will also make them pessimistic. This also adds to my introverted personality.
My personality varies from situation to situation depending on who I am with. When I am with certain people, I turn from introverted person to an extroverted person. This changes because of the people I am around. Also my mood can rapidly change depending on the situation. One moment I can be happy and in a good mood, but then one bad thing happens or I see something I don't like, and BAM my day turns terrible just like that. This doesn't always benefit me, but sometimes it does when I become more extroverted because it makes me more fun to be around.
In my life I use in my life are Denial. I know something is true, but outloud I say that it is untrue. I use this about the people I like. I may say that I don't like a certian someone at all, but deep down I know that I really do. I use Sublimation in Softball. When I am angry, I take my anger out by hitting the ball as hard as I can. I also use sublimation when punching my punching bag. I take my anger out on the bag instead of punching real people. Another defense mechanism I use is reaction formation. I act differently than the way I feel. For example, sometimes I feel really sad, but when I am around certain people I may act like nothing is wrong and I am a very happy person.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Blog Post #10
In chapter 9 I learned about overconfidence. Many people are overconfident. People have a tendency to overestimate what they can actually do. Before performing various tasks, people think they can do them better than what they actually can. I found this to be very interesting since I don't think I can do very many things correctly. Overconfidence also takes place in businesses and other various activities. In today's world, too many people are overconfident.
Creativity is the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas. I believe I am partially a creative person, depending on the day and the mood. I apply my creativity especially in my Creative Writing class. This class makes me be creative because we have to write every single day about something new and it must always be interesting. Being high in creative intelligence can be a very valuable trait to have. Creative people tend to succeed in the creative industries, especially art and music. Creative people can come up with new ideas that are not boring at all. Being creatively intelligent can help you in your personal relationships by being able to help out others.
In chapter 10 I learned the eight different intelligences and what they are. This was very interesting to me, especially when I took the test. I got my results back and they were not always what I expected them to be. Being multiple intelligent was a good thing because it allows you to be a versatile person in your life by being good at many different things. This was interesting to me.
Creativity is the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas. I believe I am partially a creative person, depending on the day and the mood. I apply my creativity especially in my Creative Writing class. This class makes me be creative because we have to write every single day about something new and it must always be interesting. Being high in creative intelligence can be a very valuable trait to have. Creative people tend to succeed in the creative industries, especially art and music. Creative people can come up with new ideas that are not boring at all. Being creatively intelligent can help you in your personal relationships by being able to help out others.
In chapter 10 I learned the eight different intelligences and what they are. This was very interesting to me, especially when I took the test. I got my results back and they were not always what I expected them to be. Being multiple intelligent was a good thing because it allows you to be a versatile person in your life by being good at many different things. This was interesting to me.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Blog Post #9
Memory defines who we are as a person. Without memory, we would have no individuality. Memory shows who you really are; your likes and your dislikes. If we had no memory we wouldn't know what to do at all. We wouldn't know who anyone was, and you wouldn't even know yourself. With Clive Wearing, he is still a person; he just has no defining characteristics. He is a body, however he has no bodily functions. He doesn't remember anything and that has to be the toughest thing in the world. Being Clive's wife has to take a lot out of her. Personally, I don't think i could handle it. She uses a lot of patience dealing with Clive and tries to get him to remember things. It would be heart-breaking to be her. However, she is brave and stays strong for her husband.
I never really thought much about memory before now. Now I realize how much you can make your memory change. Knowing how much memories are able to be changed, I really don't trust anyone's memory. Everybody has their own personal recollection of what happens to them throughout the day. I tried the penny memory game. It took me three tries to guess the correct penny, this is only because i totally guessed at which one it was. Even though you see something everyday, you might not be able to remember it.
I found it interesting to learn how memory actually works. Once you have a memory it is encoded into your brain. This means you make somewhat of a mental picture of what you want to remember. After that you will store it for a later time. When you want to remember the memory you use retrieval. This would mean you take out the memory out of "storage" and look at it. This causes you to remember thing. It is interesting how the mind really works when you are trying to remember things. Especially since memory is a very important part of every one's lives.
I never really thought much about memory before now. Now I realize how much you can make your memory change. Knowing how much memories are able to be changed, I really don't trust anyone's memory. Everybody has their own personal recollection of what happens to them throughout the day. I tried the penny memory game. It took me three tries to guess the correct penny, this is only because i totally guessed at which one it was. Even though you see something everyday, you might not be able to remember it.
I found it interesting to learn how memory actually works. Once you have a memory it is encoded into your brain. This means you make somewhat of a mental picture of what you want to remember. After that you will store it for a later time. When you want to remember the memory you use retrieval. This would mean you take out the memory out of "storage" and look at it. This causes you to remember thing. It is interesting how the mind really works when you are trying to remember things. Especially since memory is a very important part of every one's lives.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Formal Blog #8
Classical conditioning is a type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events. For example every time you see someone, you would say hi. The person would then say hi back after you said hi first. Therefore, every time you say hi from now on, you would expect to hear it back. Operant conditioning is learning be associating a response and its consequence to repeat acts followed by good results. One example of this would be a cat using the litter box. Every time the cat uses the little box it receives a treat, this will strengthen the skills. Classical conditioning you don't get rewarded for learning, operant conditioning you do. Classical conditioning applies more to my life. This is because when you repeatedly do something, you get used to it and it becomes natural.
Positive reinforcement increases behavior in a positive manner or using rewards. Negative reinforcement is increasing behavior by stopping negative behavior. Punishment is designed to decrease the frequency of bad behavior. One example of positive reinforcement would be studying for a test and receiving an A on that test. That would encourage you to study more often. Negative reinforcement example would be when my mom constantly tells me to clean my room, I get sick of hearing it. So eventually I will clean my room, and not have to hear her nagging all the time. An example of a punishment would be if I didn't get my room clean, I wouldn't be able to do anything on the weekend.
The most interesting thing I learned in this section was that some people can learn through association. I think this is interesting because it can apply to everyone. For example when I was a little kid, I used to wipe out on my bike all the time. After a while I never wanted to ride my bike because I was afraid of wiping out again. Eventually after a while I started riding my bike again, however, when I didn't it was because of association.
Positive reinforcement increases behavior in a positive manner or using rewards. Negative reinforcement is increasing behavior by stopping negative behavior. Punishment is designed to decrease the frequency of bad behavior. One example of positive reinforcement would be studying for a test and receiving an A on that test. That would encourage you to study more often. Negative reinforcement example would be when my mom constantly tells me to clean my room, I get sick of hearing it. So eventually I will clean my room, and not have to hear her nagging all the time. An example of a punishment would be if I didn't get my room clean, I wouldn't be able to do anything on the weekend.
The most interesting thing I learned in this section was that some people can learn through association. I think this is interesting because it can apply to everyone. For example when I was a little kid, I used to wipe out on my bike all the time. After a while I never wanted to ride my bike because I was afraid of wiping out again. Eventually after a while I started riding my bike again, however, when I didn't it was because of association.
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