Covert Observation

The sneak and peek search is provided in Section 213 of the Patriot Act. A sneak-and- peek warrant allows the police to lawfully investigate in a premises and delay in notifying the suspect that they are about to conduct a search. The sneak-and- peek is referred to as counterterrorism, but it is also used in criminal investigations. That includes law enforcement sneaking in the house unnoticed utilizing the no-knock policy. The police carrying out the sneak-and- peek search often do not leave a copy of notice that they have conducted the search, including whatever they may have found during the search. The main reason why law enforcement does not notify the individual or leave a copy of the notice, is because it may jeopardize the investigation

Carbonell, M. (2008). How to solve the people puzzle: Understanding personality patterns. BlueRidge, GA: Uniquely You Resources.

Children are taught that lying is bad, that telling the truth no matter the consequences will always outweigh the instant benefit of telling a lie. So we grow up knowing that lying is bad and mostly avoid lying; however, the psychologists assert that “untruths that are somewhere on the spectrum between totally unconscious and partly conscious, untruths that people tell not to others but at times to themselves as well” are not a rare occurrence (Banaji and Greenwald 21). This idea that our unconscious mind can also have a completely different identity than the one that we outwardly portray demonstrates our ability to have preferences and biases that can have detrimental

Your perception and the way you look at things can reveal a lot about your personality. The way you listen to a song, look at a painting and a photo tells how you interpret things and that interpretation can be used for further understanding of your character and personality.

Solving My People Puzzle Phase 1 involves discovering my personality. This paper will bring to light how I operate through the descriptions that are provided, throughout this paper. Part of this assignment, I had to submit a survey to at least two of the people who knew me best and they had to describe me based on the questions that were on the survey. I also had to participate on an online assessment and disclose its results. This journey of discovering me, made me come face to face (according to the assessment), the “me

Funder (2006) defines personality as a person’s pattern of thought, emotion, and behavior, with psychological mechanisms and underpinnings. Studying personality within the field of social psychology makes logical senses. While the study of personality psychology seeks to determine the various ways that people differ from one another, and figure out individuals from the inside out, personality within social psychology seeks to figure out individuals from the inside out in varying contexts. Personality psychologists deal with one main challenge – there are so many facets to one’s personality that it is hard to view one’s personality within one single lens. Therefore, before exploring personality within the context of social realms, it is important to view the many facets and approaches to examining personality and its variations.

How much do we truly know about ourselves? Have you ever wondered how much you know about how others view you? This struck me with great interest, so I took a series of tests to see what personality I have, if I have a sleeping disorder, what level of self-esteem I have, and if I have borderline personality disorder. The test results seemed to be reading me like a book. The realities whether I want choose to accept it is the test results are amazingly accurate.

Making space to take care of yourself and prioritise your needs is one of the biggest challenges busy, high-achieving women face.

Personality, like most core Psychology subjects, is difficult to define. Personality is essentially the science of describing and understanding people. No two people are the same; even identical twins will tell you that they are very different to their identical counterpart. There are some who are anxious and there are those who are risk-takers. There are some who are carefree while there are those who are highly-strung and there are those who are over-confident while some are just plain shy. It is this issue of differences that are fundamental to the study and examination of personality.

Throughout my time spent on this project, the method that I used to obtain the information I received was through covert observation. Although at the beginning, I did not know that what I was doing at the time, I could not have used another method to obtain the findings than covert observations. I know this because, when I went to observe one time for at least a hour, I tried to get involved in had what happened to one of employees named Larissa who took a drive-thru and was treated very rudely by the customer, who refused to accept that there was not a student discount. At the end, she handed out what the customer had ordered and threw their straw wrapper at her and drove off. When I observed this, I was hesitant to speak up and try to

Personality is looked at everyday purposely and accidently. Whether you are judging how your new professor for the semester will be, or if you are studying your best friend for a project, personality is studied abundantly. While there are many ways to define personality, there is not a worldwide definition around. Personality is the unique combination of patterns that influence behavior, thought, motivation, and emotion in a human being (boundless.com). That is one of many ways of defining personality. When examining personality, there are four main approachable theories including: The Psychodynamic Approach, The Trait Approach, The Social-Cognitive Approach, and The Humanistic Approach.

Since the beginning of mankind, there have been attempts to figure out how and why people differ. People who study personality traits tend to focus on various aspects of human behaviors such as, social interactions, development, learning, and culture. In addition, they study physiology, genetics, and pathology. They look at all aspects of being human and try to classify, organize, and understand them. Historically

The use of peer reported data is a psychometric tool to gain an understanding of an individual’s “thought, feelings, motives and behaviours” (Colvin, 2009) from an outsider’s perspective. The term “peer” it often referred as people of similar age and status of the individual being reported. Furthermore, accessing peers who are familiar with the individual are best for use as they have potential seen the individual in a variety of settings and interactions to provide valuable data based on area of need; peers have the ability to judge people’s attribute and be less inclined to produce “socially desirable bias” (Cohrs, Kamprfe-Hargrave, & Riemann, 2012) (a common issue highlighted in self-reported data).

The first word I tested for was being extroverted, this means that I am easy to approach, social and that I like going to parties. I knew this was true, because I am really easy to approach. People come up to me all the time, and they just talk to me about anything they want. Also, I am not to intimidating. I always walk around with a big smile on my face or at least I try to as much as possible. Another thing is that I am really sociable. When people see me out, I am always the first one to go up and say, “What’s up?” being in the center of the room talking to everyone I believe really brightens up peoples day. Also, I love being in groups or going to parties, because I am a peoples person. Other people and I usually get along good, however sometimes I may talk too much at points. However, sometimes I like to do my own thing. Listening to music and riding around in my truck are something things I like to do by myself, because it relaxes me.

The following will reflect this researchers understanding and reflection on personality, how it defines one, what it means, and if one’s personality changes to fit certain situations. At the end this researcher may have a better insight into herself as well as the personalities of others. This insight can help her in her future endeavors.