Asch's Conformity was a very interesting experiment. These people gave into peer pressure and conformed to the rest of the group. The people in the experiment felt insecure about their original choice. They second guessed themselves and just went with the group. They didn't truse themselves and didn't want to be considered weird by choosing the wrong answer. Milgram's Obedience, to me, showed what people will do to one another under pressure. I was shocked to see how the majority of participants continued to obey all the way to the end. Even though they knew that they were inflicting harm on others, they still continued through the experiment. The Stanford Prison Experiment was shocking to me because I couldn't believe how these people accepted their roles and fell into that role. the guards really surprised me by how they played thier roles and were lost in them. I believe that a rare personality of theirs came through by the role-playing.
Social Influence is when we conform, comply, and change our behaviors in groups. We go along with the "norm" of our surroundings; to go along with the crowd. This again leads to peer pressure. I usually don't cave into peer pressure, however, if my best friend started wearing sweats all the time. I probably would too. I do tend to "follow the group" when it comes to my family. I would follow my family in anything. In one particular instance when I was very young, my family ressured me into singing a song. I didn't want to sing, but I caved into the pressure, and sang for my family.
The most interesting thing I learned in this class is memory. The story of the man who could only remember 12 seconds totally baffled me. His wife deffinately has it the worst with his memory and mood swings. However, his love for his wife, and his love for music he did remember. Overall this was a very good class that I learned a lot in and it helped to explain a lot of things about myself that I always questioned. I now have a new understanding.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Blog Post #12
You know when something is or is not a psychological disooder when someone has ongoing patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions that are deviant, distressful, and/or dysfunctional. On page 593 in the book, there is a saying from a mand with schizophrenia. "Voices, like the roar of a crowd came. I felt like Jesus; I was being crucified. It was dark. I just continued to huddle under the blanket, feeling weak, laid bare and defenseless in a cruel world I could no longer understand."
If someone acts "abnormal" they could or could not have a psychological disorder. It all depends on context and varies by culture. In the context of wartime, killing anyone you see as the enemy may be viewed as normal or heroic. In everyday context, killing people you view as the enemy would be illegal. In some cultures hearing voices or claiming to talk to the dead may be viewed as symbolic or special, where as in our culuture hearing voices and claiming to talk to the dead may be viewed as abnormal.
My sister's exboyfriend "Joe" was Bipolar. This was especially hard for my sister and all of us. She loved him but at the times she couldn't handle his mood swings. It was hard for all of us because we hated seeing her get hurt. Bipolar Disorder is a mood disorder where the person alternates between feeling hopeless and in a state of depression and being overexcited. People go from being in complete rage to being bubbly. Signs of someone with a bipolar disorder is that they are typically overtalkative and overactive (though easily irritated if crossed); has little need for sleep; and their speech is loud, flighty, and hard to interrupt. My sister is no longer iwth this guy because he cheated on her, but thier relationship was really difficult for my sister. She never knew what mood he would be in that day. My sister is still close with "Joe's" parents but is not close with "Joe".
The most interesting thing I learned in this section was how common Schizophrenia actually is. Just to think that it is like cancer freaks me out. Nearly 1 in 100 people will develop Schizophrenia joining the estimated 24 million across the world who suffer it already. I personally have rarely heard of Schizophrenia and to realize that it is just as common as cancer baffles me.
If someone acts "abnormal" they could or could not have a psychological disorder. It all depends on context and varies by culture. In the context of wartime, killing anyone you see as the enemy may be viewed as normal or heroic. In everyday context, killing people you view as the enemy would be illegal. In some cultures hearing voices or claiming to talk to the dead may be viewed as symbolic or special, where as in our culuture hearing voices and claiming to talk to the dead may be viewed as abnormal.
My sister's exboyfriend "Joe" was Bipolar. This was especially hard for my sister and all of us. She loved him but at the times she couldn't handle his mood swings. It was hard for all of us because we hated seeing her get hurt. Bipolar Disorder is a mood disorder where the person alternates between feeling hopeless and in a state of depression and being overexcited. People go from being in complete rage to being bubbly. Signs of someone with a bipolar disorder is that they are typically overtalkative and overactive (though easily irritated if crossed); has little need for sleep; and their speech is loud, flighty, and hard to interrupt. My sister is no longer iwth this guy because he cheated on her, but thier relationship was really difficult for my sister. She never knew what mood he would be in that day. My sister is still close with "Joe's" parents but is not close with "Joe".
The most interesting thing I learned in this section was how common Schizophrenia actually is. Just to think that it is like cancer freaks me out. Nearly 1 in 100 people will develop Schizophrenia joining the estimated 24 million across the world who suffer it already. I personally have rarely heard of Schizophrenia and to realize that it is just as common as cancer baffles me.
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