RyanC2018's Psychology Blog

This week the class was given the assignment to complete 3 different memory tests and report results in order to explore the abilities of our brains. 1) The first test I decided to take was the Face Memory Game - 2. It was a relatively short test that had 10 changing parts of a cartoon face that would flip by randomly until the user froze the frame. I have attached the original face vs the one that I had to use my memory to "recreate." As you can see, I only missed two portions (the right eye and the chin), which means my facial memory is pretty adequate. With one trial, obviously, this test isn't as reliable. So I did the test 3 times in total and I got the results of (8/10, 9/10, and 7/10), which would average out to 8/10 (the result I got the first time). Knowing this, the test is reliable because I received similar results even after doing the test multiple more times. The test is valid because it measures how well I can memorize facial features, which is the purpos...

We were given the assignment to write about anything that we wanted that related to Psychology this week. Our teacher gave us websites for articles to spark our imagination, so I read through the Psychology Today website and stumbled upon an article titled "We Met Yesterday, Will I Like You in 3 months?"  Website link:  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/experimentations/201804/we-met-yesterday-will-i-you-in-3-months My comments and thoughts are below:  The post begins by saying "[w henever] we meet someone, we have some feelings about whether we like the other person, and if so, how much."  It further says that " This immediate  attraction  doesn’t have to be romantic " and that "[as]  long as there is a reasonably chance of a significant relationship in the future, we will notice the feeling of affection. "  The fact that this is true in peoples' lives means that people are pretty gullible into having feelings for someone in ...

This week I took 5 different personality tests in order to find out more about myself. Here are my opinions about what I thought about each one and how accurate I thought each one was. 1. Jung Typology Test I did a test like this in my speech class before called the 16 Personalities Test and I was surprised to find out that the results were similar and that I received the same "personality type" as before. I ended up receiving the ENFP personality type, which would indicate that I am a "campaigner" and a "people person." The results also say that I am warm, kind, and a good friend to be around. These statements are relatively true in my own opinion because I like to seek out human connections that I commit to and want to keep stable. In addition, the results also say that I don't like being bound down by specific rules and guidelines and that's also correct in the way that I like having space to express my own ideas and opinions instead of ...