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Unconditional positive regard is a vast thought. Being able to point out who in your life will love and care for you no matter the situation or state you are in takes understanding and recognition. For me, I feel there’s a numbered group of people who treat me with unconditional positive regard which I don’t consider a bad thing. It’s vital to surround yourself with people that will make you feel good and make you a better person, rather than put you in bad situations and toxic relationships. I only have one really close friend that treats me with unconditional positive regard no matter what and she lives in a different city. It’s hard to find people who will want to stick with you through the good and the bad and I personally think that if this friend had stayed in Whistler, she might not treat me with the same regard. If you are around someone for long enough, you get sick of them. I’ve known this girl since I was 5 and I have never gotten upset with her or tired of her since most of our conversations now are over text or social media. If we had to put up with each other in person every day, I think we’d grow apart, but since we don’t I know she most certainly treats me with unconditional positive regard. I wish I could say the same thing about my parents. I’m not too sure if they view me the same way. If I get a bad grade, or do something I shouldn’t their entire view of me changes and they’ll treat me differently than the day before. The only person other than my one friend that I am 100% sure holds me with positive regard is myself. I’m the only person who really knows me for who I am, who’s been with me through all the ups and downs. I may occasionally beat myself up over saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, or not doing something for someone, but I know I’ll bounce back. I know who I am, who I was, and what I’ve gone through and view myself in a positive light based on these experiences.
The first theory of intelligence is the two factor theory. This theory is based upon the thought that there are two theories of intelligence: general intelligence and unique mental intelligence. This theory was criticized for how simple it was and was quick to be disregarded. The next theory was Thurstone’s theory with seven parts to intelligence. From this theory arose Gardener’s theory which projected that intelligence is not just in your mind, and can include musical and body movements.This theory was criticized for being too vague. Lastly is the Triarchic theory which separates intelligence into three processing categories: analytically, creatively, and practically. This theory was criticized for not being able to easily measure someone’s intelligence.
There are a few issues at the heart of intelligence testing. Some people feel that intelligence tests might not really measure intelligence as it is such a broad term. Others feel the tests may be partial to a certain group of people, where an answer that seems incorrect to one person could be interpreted as the obvious answer to another. A large question with intelligence is if it’s affected by one’s environment or just in their genes. A study of twins proved that both answers are partially true. Twins that have been separated have similar intelligence, but twins raised together have even more alike IQ scores which shows that genes and environment both come into play when determining intelligence. People growing up in different backgrounds is one of the main culture bias’ on an intelligence test. The same question could seem like a cakewalk to a scholar might be extremely perplexing to someone living on the streets. To me, there are a few different indicators of intelligence. Memory, attentiveness, and good time-management are what I perceive to be the main signs. Memory will allow one to do well on a test or quiz, and bringing up pre-learned information during a discussion can make you look smarter than you may be. Attentiveness is helpful when receiving information in a classroom setting, and there could be a little hint that could save your life when writing an essay that you will be thankful you heard. Finally is good time-management, which I myself may need to work on. If you have a good sense of time, and maybe even make a schedule or two, you could be a lot less stressed when it comes to deadlines, homework, or studying for an exam. In Inside Out, there are only five emotions shown (joy, sadness, fear, anger, and disgust). I find this to be incorrect as there are plenty more of emotions along this spectrum that could have been portrayed since the human mind is such a vast place. I also found the idea of emotions having emotions to be very mind wrecking. Thinking about how an emotion such as joy can somehow feel sadness was a little crazy and definitely unrealistic. I also found the idea of a memory being able to disappear completely while in the pit to be inaccurate. I found the memory recalling interesting while slightly inaccurate. When remembering something that happened, the image will always be a little fuzzy even if it was earlier that day. Whether I’m trying to remember something that happened 10 years ago or something that happens 10 hours ago, the picture in my head will not be as crystal clear as depicted.
Active memories are kept in headquarters to be easily accessed and recalled. These memories each have a different emotion attached to them, however if another emotion gets too close it can change the way you view the memory. I found this to be accurate. After 24 hours, all of the memories get shipped off to long term storage where they can be recalled just as easily. I feel the Schachter-Singer theory was depicted in this film. This involves you feeling an emotion and then taking action. There were many examples of this throughout the film. Something would stimulate Riley, the emotions would discuss and choose who would lead the reaction, and then Riley would take action. In one instance, a young Riley was being forced to eat broccoli. Riley saw the broccoli, the memories allowed Disgust to lead, and Riley threw the broccoli. The authors started with a question, getting information for their experiment to relate to the question rather than the other way around. They created a hypothesis like any other scientist and tested it with two experiments. They they recorded down all of the data and observations and stated the conclusion.
This process seemed to be a lot longer and slightly more complicated to complete than your average science experiment. However, this pays off in the end since the purpose and procedure are easy to take in. Using two different experiments to validate the hypothesis was of high value as it assured that this hypothesis had to be correct. This article showed me that science and psychology are closely related. I enjoyed reading this article and found it a bit more interesting than others I’ve had to go through before. The article was very descriptive and full of information, but it grew tedious as I have a shorter attention span. I found if I read it in chunks it was easier to digest. Edit: I believed psychology was more hands on and less scientific. Psychology is a branch of science, however media doesn't usually represent it as one. It's less research and more confrontation and one on one with other people. I believe research on memory could be done in a group however it would have to be a large group. You would need a variety of results to prove the specific one you're looking for is repetitive and not specific to one group of people. For example: Stay at home parents or assistants might have a better memory than blue collar workers or children. You need a variety of people for a variety of answers. Self regulation is something regulating itself without intervention of external bodies. When involved with learning it can include goal setting, time management, learning strategies, self-evaluation, self-attributions, seeking help or information, and important self-motivational beliefs according to Barry J. Zimmerman.
Forethought, performance, and self reflection are the three phases of self-regulation. These phases all come together to make the structure as strong as ever. Forethought is consideration of the future such as setting goals and time management. Performance is carry out an action in which one would accomplish whatever plan they have created during the first phase. Finally, self-reflections are the thoughts on one's own actions which involves looking back on your performance and self-evaluating. Learning how to cook is not an easy feat and does involve self-regulation. In the forethought phase, I will make time in my schedule for when I want to cook and set a goal of how I want the food to turn out. In the performance phase, I will complete the actually cooking using strategies I have learned from the recipe. In the self-reflection phase, I will consider how the food turned out, where I may have made a mistake, and what to do so it turns out even better next time.
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