In this chapter we talked about stereotypes and how we normally aren't correct when we don't know someone. My current event is about that, making mistakes.
I thought I knew my boyfriend pretty well, but it wasn't until a couple days ago when I actually know him. We have been going out for about 2 years now and its hard to believe that I just now know him and what I mean to him. A couple days ago I told him some bad news and thought we would break up FOR SURE, but he didn't. I couldn't believe that we didn't, but that was alright for me. I thought that because of what I told him that he would break up with me (stereotype) I thought that almost everyone who would gave their boyfriends that bad of news would not stay together. I was died wrong, I fell for the fundamental attribution error. I thought that people would just break up without actually knowing what would happen. In the end I found out that my boyfriend isn't like that stereotype I thought he fell in and that he cares about me very very much and that I am very important to him.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Chapter 16
Attribution: The process of attribution is basically a theory to help us understand what causes our behavior in different situations. We want to know why people act the way we do. We want to observe others and in doing that we think we are in control of our own behaviors and situations. The fundamental attribution error is when someone thinks they know something just by observing it and when they actually see or know about the something they normally are wrong with what they thought. It is an error almost everyone makes because we like to judge people, a lot.
Stereotypes: Stereotypes are a belief about a group of people, we normally aren't accurate with our thinking because not all people fit in the stereotype we put them in. For example if we say all fat people are jolly, there could be a fat person that is definitely NOT jolly ( I think we all know this one.) The reason i picked fat people is because that's what I wrote on my assignment, so don't get mad please. My example was basically my next topic, illusory correlations and how they are related to stereotypes. We often want to correlate people with groups which in reality we can't. Like my example said we not say all fat people are fat because there is always an exception.
Stereotypes: Stereotypes are a belief about a group of people, we normally aren't accurate with our thinking because not all people fit in the stereotype we put them in. For example if we say all fat people are jolly, there could be a fat person that is definitely NOT jolly ( I think we all know this one.) The reason i picked fat people is because that's what I wrote on my assignment, so don't get mad please. My example was basically my next topic, illusory correlations and how they are related to stereotypes. We often want to correlate people with groups which in reality we can't. Like my example said we not say all fat people are fat because there is always an exception.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
The Charmeleon Effect
Does mimicry of others have an impact on how others like us? To see of it does Chartrand and Bargh carried out an experiment showing how likable you are, do we mimic automatically even strangers, and do high-perspective-takers exhibit the Chameleon effect more.
To see if people automatically mimic others, even strangers they had 78 participants who had a chat with insiders of the experiments. Some did more smiling, some face touching, and others foot wiggling. The result was that yes people will automatically mimic others, even strangers.
To see if mimicry increased liking they sat down the 78 participants in a chat room with the people that wiggled their foot more and touched their face more. The result of that one was that mimicry does in fact increase likability.
To see if high-perspective-takers exhibit the chameleon effect more they took 55 students and had them fill out a questionnaire, and empathy. They sat down opposite from them a person who did the face touching and foot wiggling. The result was that high-perspective-takers did 30% more touching of the face and 50% more foot wiggling then low-perspective -takers.
This is kinda like we hypnotise others to like us. If you need help with getting someone you should try mimicking them and see what happens.
To see if people automatically mimic others, even strangers they had 78 participants who had a chat with insiders of the experiments. Some did more smiling, some face touching, and others foot wiggling. The result was that yes people will automatically mimic others, even strangers.
To see if mimicry increased liking they sat down the 78 participants in a chat room with the people that wiggled their foot more and touched their face more. The result of that one was that mimicry does in fact increase likability.
To see if high-perspective-takers exhibit the chameleon effect more they took 55 students and had them fill out a questionnaire, and empathy. They sat down opposite from them a person who did the face touching and foot wiggling. The result was that high-perspective-takers did 30% more touching of the face and 50% more foot wiggling then low-perspective -takers.
This is kinda like we hypnotise others to like us. If you need help with getting someone you should try mimicking them and see what happens.
Ads for Unhealthy Foods Increase Children's Consumption 45%
Obesity is becoming a BIG concern in the U.S. now. People are starting to be curious to whose fault it is. The people at Yale University made an experiment with 118 kids in between the age of 7-11. They sat the kids in front of a TV with cartoons. Some of the kids had commercials with snack food and the others had non-snack food commercials.
Later they had the snack of "Goldfish." The data showed that 45% more kids eating the snack from the commercials of snack food then the other kids.
There was a 2nd experiment but this time it was with adults and instead of cartoons they watched a comedy show called "Whose Line Is It Anyways,"(very funny show, you should watch it.) The participants were divided into 3 groups. The first group saw snack food adverts, the second nutritional foods, and the third non-food products. After the show was done they took the participants into a different room and told them to try different foods. It consisted of veggies, multi-grain chips, cookies, trail mix, and snack mix. They could eat as much as they wanted.
The data showed that the group who ate more was the first group with the snack food commercials. They eat more then the other two, the second group who ate more was the second group with the nutritional foods. So it has been shown that the media has a huge impact of how much we eat. It's not all its fault, but it has a big part.
Later they had the snack of "Goldfish." The data showed that 45% more kids eating the snack from the commercials of snack food then the other kids.
There was a 2nd experiment but this time it was with adults and instead of cartoons they watched a comedy show called "Whose Line Is It Anyways,"(very funny show, you should watch it.) The participants were divided into 3 groups. The first group saw snack food adverts, the second nutritional foods, and the third non-food products. After the show was done they took the participants into a different room and told them to try different foods. It consisted of veggies, multi-grain chips, cookies, trail mix, and snack mix. They could eat as much as they wanted.
The data showed that the group who ate more was the first group with the snack food commercials. They eat more then the other two, the second group who ate more was the second group with the nutritional foods. So it has been shown that the media has a huge impact of how much we eat. It's not all its fault, but it has a big part.
Our Minds Are Black Boxes-Even to Ourselves
This PsyBlog was talking about whtat we think of ourselves and others just by information we have. They did an expirement of a person called Jill. They had 128 participants to judge weather if she was the right person or not for the job of working in a crisis center. Some of the "Judges" were told different things then others. They then had to tell how much she sympathy she had, how much the judges liked her, and howmuch flexibility she showed for solving problems.
The result of seeing what we think of someone before we actually know them is...DIFFERNT. People thought that because she had good looks that she would be more sympathic but the judges judged her to be less sympathic and so on.
It's kinda interesting reading that what we think can be totally different until we know someone, It's just like the common saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover."
The result of seeing what we think of someone before we actually know them is...DIFFERNT. People thought that because she had good looks that she would be more sympathic but the judges judged her to be less sympathic and so on.
It's kinda interesting reading that what we think can be totally different until we know someone, It's just like the common saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover."
Chapter 13
There are a lot of things that influence my personality. For one my boyfriend for sure does. He pretty much is what I base my life on. Anyone who knows me would probably agree with that one. Others would have to be my family and friends. Before my boyfriend came my friends are who I hung around with most of the time. I grew up with them and they basically shaped the way I am. My family came even before my friends so I would have to say they have a lot of influence on my personality. I am very close to my family and after almost 2 years with my boyfriend I consider him as family. My friends would be the second thing and then just our environment would be the third thing. If I lived somewhere else I would believe I would be different then who I am now.
The personality trait theory that makes the most sense to me is Carl Rogers Self Theory. It pretty much is how we see ourselves. It makes us see who we are and also who we would like to be. It lets us show acceptance and approval towards others we want to and other positive things. The theory also says that we have a positive self-concept and fulfillment in a genuine, accepting, and empathic environment. I pretty much use all the defence mechanism. I use them to protect my emotions and just me. Sometimes I don't want to use them but it just happens its automatic.
The personality trait theory that makes the most sense to me is Carl Rogers Self Theory. It pretty much is how we see ourselves. It makes us see who we are and also who we would like to be. It lets us show acceptance and approval towards others we want to and other positive things. The theory also says that we have a positive self-concept and fulfillment in a genuine, accepting, and empathic environment. I pretty much use all the defence mechanism. I use them to protect my emotions and just me. Sometimes I don't want to use them but it just happens its automatic.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Current Event 8
This chapter was about personality, so I am just going to tell about what my personality is and how good and bad it is for me.
I have a pretty good personality to start off with but it can sometimes get me into trouble. I try to be as nice as possible with saying "Ya I can do that," or "Ya no problem." I can only take so much of it. Here's a story about one of those moments where I just had enough and blew up at someone.
One of my friends asked me about 3 weeks ago to ran with her. Of course, I said sure. I thought she just meant for that day because one of her other friends that she was suppose to ran with, wouldn't. SO it went for about 2 weeks and I had enough. I told her that I didn't want to ran and that I didn't like just running. She told me that I was running, that was the end of the line. I told her that actually I wasn't going to run and that me and my boyfriend were going to do something fun that involved working out. After that she hasn't really talked to me as much as she use to. So my personality got me in trouble because now I kinda lost a close friend.
I have a pretty good personality to start off with but it can sometimes get me into trouble. I try to be as nice as possible with saying "Ya I can do that," or "Ya no problem." I can only take so much of it. Here's a story about one of those moments where I just had enough and blew up at someone.
One of my friends asked me about 3 weeks ago to ran with her. Of course, I said sure. I thought she just meant for that day because one of her other friends that she was suppose to ran with, wouldn't. SO it went for about 2 weeks and I had enough. I told her that I didn't want to ran and that I didn't like just running. She told me that I was running, that was the end of the line. I told her that actually I wasn't going to run and that me and my boyfriend were going to do something fun that involved working out. After that she hasn't really talked to me as much as she use to. So my personality got me in trouble because now I kinda lost a close friend.
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