Learning Journal Survey: Social Psychology

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This essay aims to explore and describe some of the key studies within Social Psychology and show why social psychology is still important within the science of psychology today. Social psychology was once described by Allport (as cited in Lindzey & Aronson, 1985, p.5) as, “the scientific study of how people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others”. One of the first psychologists to study social psychology was Kurt Lewin. Lewin is considered the “father of social psychology” by many as he took a stand against the dominant behaviourist approach during the 1920’s through his belief that interaction between the individual and their environment is key to affecting behaviour, rather than environment alone. His revolutionary ideas matured into the study of group dynamics, which is widely used by many organisations today (Collin, 2012).

and in some cases enlist the help of a “confederate”, someone who appears to be a naïve part of

Stress is a main aspect of the human condition, because everyone goes through a daily amount of stress, whether the problems come from school, family, even physical activities. The first time I felt a load of stress was earlier this year in fact, on a Thursday in September. I had many assignments due that day, and had a football game for band later as well. There was a reading check for “WHAP”, and the second I had seen the vocab and multiple choice questions my stomach started churning. There was sweat running down my face.... The notes I had took were horrendous, the thought of my French IP Practices the next period did not help either. Even though the day had finished and I did not have to stress over school anymore,

I hope you are well. I am an eleventh grade student at Mamaroneck High School who is currently taking two Advanced Placement classes: AP Lang and AP United States History. On top of these two rigorous classes I have my other three classes which can cause me struggle at particular times. After being in the high school for the past three years, not only has my stress level increased tremendously but as well as my diagnosis of anxiety. Many factors have played into my diagnosis of anxiety but stress from school has played an important role in it. Junior year is a time of studying, stress and anxiety about our futures. For many of the students at Mamaroneck High School

There have been three suggested theories to explain our acquired patterns of behaviors or learning, classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and social learning. (Robbins and Judge, 2009, p. 55) This discussion will look at operant conditioning its extension social learning, and how it pertains to a covenantal framework. Using a personal example I am able to show how the integration of learning and covenantal thinking leads to the success of an organization.

25.) I believe your academic performance can be affected by stress depending on what type of person you are. Some people can handle stress very well, while others fall apart. Stress can affect a person in many different ways. Stress is usually never seen as a positive thing, but in some ways I think stress can help one’s academic performance. Stress can be seen as motivational. For some people stress can motivate them to do well on an exam that will count for most of their grade. Stress can sometimes motivate you to focus on your work, especially when a teacher or professor can be very demanding. Other times, usually stress has a negative impact on students.

“Sleep is the best meditation,” Dalai Lama, intermediate students should have one period where they can relax and rest during the school day. More sleep is important to students because it helps them study, and therefore they can be more focused. Rest is also proven to relieve stress, this is promising especially for teens, who are experiencing a lot of changes. Teenagers need to rest more than adults, so sleep is a necessity to students. Intermediates require the extra sleep, which means a period a day of rest will definitely be beneficial.

I agree meditation can do wonders for the human brain. It has been proven with MRI's that  the brains of the people who meditate have a higher amount of gray matter in the hippocampus area compare to those that do not meditate. This part of the brain has to do with the way we process information and memory.  Medication can also help us synchronize the left hemisphere of the brain,  responsible for our mathematical thinking and the right hemisphere which is our creative and intuitive side the connection among the two is called "whole brain synchronization" It is believe that past inventors and great thinkers were able to use both the right and left parts of the brain in harmony.  (Meditation's Effect on the Brain: Positive Changes Through Meditative

In this field journal, one theme that has truly become evident is social behavior and how it is affected by social factors. When it comes to social behavior, one might think that they are acting the way they are because they choose to for themselves. However, by using sociological tools, one will see that it is actually more complicated than that. This theme is significant in learning about how people’s behaviors are affected and influenced when it comes to the structures of their society and environment. Three readings that are cited in this field journal, chapter 2 of McIntyre’s core book, “The Sociological Eye,” Kluckhohn’s article which is the article 8 in Mcintyre’s reading book, “Queer Customs,” and Zimbardo’s article which is the article

I have found a lot of success from this in my attempts to go to sleep. Another example of me using meditation, or controlled breathing in this case, is from the amount of sports I’ve played throughout my lifetime. The best example comes from baseball. If the score is close late in the game and I’m on the on deck circle my blood pressure naturally rises so I’ve countered that by stopping what I’m doing and taking slow deep breaths to try and slow down my heart

Another way to manage stress is by divide and conquer. Say there is an exam for your class. Cramming the night before will store the information in short-term memory; when it gets to the final exam, you would not remember the information because it is not in long-term memory. Instead, chunking the

With the help of technology people are finding better ways of using mediation to reap all the best affects. There are certain meditations such as brainwave meditation which helps in focusing on ways to get the best results and keeping the brain healthy and fresh. As the brain becomes more relaxed, it also improves the adaptability of the brain. It helps in performing better and completing the tasks in a better

We, as human beings, are social creatures, and most of us can’t handle loneliness and try to avoid it at any costs. Some people close their eyes on the obvious problems that their favorite politician has, only to continue feeling cared for by him. Others close their eyes on the problems that their close friends have, only to keep the interaction going instead of sitting at home lonely and being mad at each other after a fight that occurs. Humans have to interact with one another; it’s in our DNA as a part of survival instinct if not anything else, the proof for which we can see even when we study our ancestors back during the time of the forming stages of humanity. But with every interaction comes the clash of diverse personalities and various beliefs, and a lot of times those interactions result in the participating parties’ views to mold into something new, sometimes completely different from their original perception of an issue. With the change of our beliefs, comes the change in our character and in our behavior. Social psychology studies just that - how people influence each other, in what ways, what areas, and to what degree.

Meditation is a practice that you build incrementally over time. The more you do it, the more natural it becomes for you. And right from the start, just a few moments of meditation can help you fall asleep faster, as well as improving the quality of your sleep. In fact, it's quite possible that meditation could help you feel more refreshed with fewer hours of sleep.