JasonW2023's Psychology Blog

Hi all! It's time for me to test my memory and hopefully not immediately forget things on these online tests! Test 1: Short-term memory https://www.psychologistworld.com/memory/test Out of the 12 possible objects and words to memorize, I was able to remember 8 of them (no spoilers on what they are here). I believe that this test ii fairly valid since the amount of objects that humans can keep in short-term memory is around 7 things by chunking the objects into groups. Test 2: Short-term memory with photos! http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/puzmatch.html After being shown 20 photos of objects to memorize in 30 seconds, I was able to recall 11 of them through both chunking and relating the objects to each other. By creating stories about each object and finding similarities between them, it made it easier to recall them. I believe that this test is also valid, resulting in a better score since I was able to better visualize and find similarities between the objects. Test 3: Face ...

 Hello all and an early Merry Christmas as well! One thing I can stand behind is the fact that there is always a little bit of Christmas spirit in us, no matter the time of year! Even if it's summer, Santa will always take the spotlight... Surfing with Santa! Psych Concepts: Compliance Santa gives gifts to those who are good in society! In order to gain a gift from Santa, children will comply with his request and be on their best behavior. Also, for Secret Santa exchanges, friends will be nicer to each other prior to the event to fulfill each others' requests. Obedience However, after winter passes, children begin to relax and loosen their morals, causing pandemonium to be stirred once more. Thus, parents must now create new rules to enforce good behavior. If a child doesn't do good, parents can threaten their child with reporting their actions to Santa... This authority figure's direct order will cause a change in behavior based on social hierarchies. Social Facilitati...

Hello all! I recently came across an article talking about social hierarchies and the different stresses that come from it: ( Article link here ) Stress comes for us all, but our cortisol levels can vary depending on the type of situation we are in. However, the responses to these stressors are also impacted by the rank on the social ladder someone is in. A study on mice found that those with a lower social status struggled with social instability. On the flip side, those with a higher social status suffered from social isolation and loneliness.  Despite these findings, researchers believe that humans live in more complex situations; therefore, more studies are required in order for these results to be applied to us as well. This article reminded me of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, where social belongingness falls under "belonging and love". Even though esteem may be achieved through social success, they are missing the base of belonging. However, this may also contribute ...