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Week 9

 To future psych students, My advice to you would be to do the vocabulary because they really do serve as a good review and if Ms. Halfen has an open note quiz they will be very helpful. Unless you are amazing at memorizing or are just naturally very smart, don't expect to get an A on the vocab quizzes so do your vocab! Don't cram all of the vocabulary into one night! I did that once and it was hell so just don't do that to yourself. Besides vocab quizzes, all the other parts of psychology are pretty manageable. For step 2 tasks I would just go for the easiest one personally but if you do have the time, I think mindmap is the most useful step 2 task you can complete and it really helps in the long run. Some of my favorite activities included the quizziz and quizlet review games we did in class as well as the personality tests we took. Something I think Ms. Halfen can revamp next year is the disorders project because it is truly a struggle to create a long presentation that ...
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Week 8

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  https://www.verywellmind.com/freuds-stages-of-psychosexual-development-2795962  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000169181930544X https://www.onlinepsychologydegree.info/unethical-experiements-psychology/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/antisocial-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20353928 https://www.mindtools.com/am8v6ux/locus-of-control#:~:text=If%20you%20have%20an%20external,the%20power%20to%20change%20it.
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Week 7

 For the picture short-term memory test, I didn't remember a lot of the pictures. In fact, I only remembered about 10 of the pictures. Thus, I think the test is sort of valid and can determine accurately how well your short-term memory is. For the fifth test listed, I got a 92% accuracy rate in remembering pictures that repeat and a speed of 1024 ms for response time. I think this test is pretty valid because it is based more on data and gives definite results. For the last test I did, I did the facial recognition test and I got all 10 parts of the face right. I think that this test is sort of valid because it is based on data however, it does allow you to take as much time to memorize the face as you want which may impact your results. Here is a great article on recent memory developments! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230419201936.htm 
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Week 6

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 Compliance: A student going along with the crowd by liking a certain boy band because everyone else likes them and they will judge you if you don't feel the same this relates to compliance because it showcases how group pressure can make someone comply with a belief or action they don't necessarily agree with. Obedience: A student listens and follows the instructions of the teacher during the test This relates to obedience because it shows how people who are obedient listen to the person giving them orders Social facilitation: A student does much better studying outside of their home in the vicinity of other people rather than alone. This relates to social facilitation because it shows how people are motivated and perform better when others are watching. Group polarization: After a group of students who dislike a certain teacher discuss their complaints, they all come from the discussion hating the teacher even more than before. This is related to group polarization because it...
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Week 5

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Something incredibly fascinating to a lot of young people today are personality tests, specifically the Myers-Brigg personality indicator test or MBTI test. Many stereotypes come with such a test like ideas that ENFP personalities are overly emotional and moody or that ISFJ personalities are always timid and shy. However, because every individual being is incredibly complex and different I highly doubt that these stereotypes are always true and it seems farfetched to say that every human being on the planet can be defined with only 16 personality types. That being said, MTBI tests are a great way to give others a quick glance into a portion of your personality and that's why I am going to go into what each letter of the MBTI personality stands for.  https://www.wellandgood.com/common-stereotypes-myers-briggs-personality-type/  The MBTI test indicates your personality in 4 different dimensions: Where you focus your attention ( E xtroversion/ I ntroversion), The way you take in ...
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My article discusses different things in everyday life that can influence your taste buds. One of the most surprising finds was that the zinc and copper in silverware can mess with your taste buds by enhancing the flavor of saltiness. Another exciting finding was that color can alter your taste bud's perception of the food or drink you're ingesting. Other factors like age, environment, and temperature also influence how your food tastes.  LINK: https://www.rd.com/list/weird-taste-buds/ 
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Week 3

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 My birthday is June 30 so my superhero is the MoodSeer. MoodSeer was just a normal kid throughout most of their life and enjoyed simple things like reading and painting. After entering high school, their ability randomly activated after a traumatic head concussion that had to deal with a misstep on the staircase. MoodSeer's ability has to deal with the occipital lobe and serotonin which means that they can see when people are not feeling their best and as a result they can replenish a person's serotonin levels. Similarly, if need be, they can also take away people's serotonin and they use that ability to take away the happiness of villains while helping the villain's victims feel better. MoodSeer's ability to see everyone's mood and control serotonin levels can allow them to also influence the direct emotions of others. 
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