Joshua2023's AP Psychology Blog

 Alright, let's start off this post with some results of memory tests! First up is the Psychologist World Test. From what the site says, I think this is pretty good. Higher than the average, it seems. Next, the Washington EDU face memory one. It says I got 7 out of 10, but that one was definitely very tricky.  Lastly, the TestMyBrain Keeping Things In Mind Test. I was a little bit too trigger-happy with the spacebar. I think that's cool to know, though. From how I did on the tests, I feel like maybe the validity might understate the memory of the average person. At some point on the last test, I ended up zoning out and I still placed above average... strange. I think the general message here, while encouraging, doesn't seem to reveal how useful some of these memory aspects would be in real life. I feel like maybe they are somewhat accurate, but certainly not flawless to say the least. Now, for a cool article I found. From what Harvard has found, people are actually a lot be...

 Hey! For week 6 of psych blogging, here are some cool examples that we see in real life. But... Here's the twist. I'm going to relate it to our school. John Foster Dulles High School.  This is NOT AT ALL satirical. Nope.  With that convincing disclaimer, here's how our wonderful school ties in with this stuff.  Compliance Back when Dulles served coffee in the breakfast line, there were loads and loads of people who would flock over there because of sleep deprivation. However, I'm sure not everyone in that line was there for the coffee. While many students do enjoy the sensation of coffee, many others are 'encouraged' to join in as their groups of friends venture over. Even though this isn't an explicit command, the peer pressure they experience is often complied with.  (not Dulles...ours was a lot less glamorous) Obedience When Mr. Stewart is staring at you telling you to not be late in the hallway, you're more likely to hurry up, because if he sees you...

 Really, anything? Alright...      When we hear the word psychoanalysis, we immediately think of Freud and the unconscious. However, numerous others have contributed to this field of study in different ways. Take for example Jacques Lacan: a philosopher, a French guy, and most importantly for us, a psychoanalyst.      Some of these concepts are more abstract, so I'll do my best to explain them. Somewhat elaborative on Freud's views, Lacan proposed psychosexual stages of his own but centered around a gradual human detachment from the self. The growth and development of the human mind mean infants gradually drift away from somewhat of a drifting, 'pure' state and become more partitioned mentally. I know this is a lot, but essentially he sees life as beginning from chaos.       Further on, he seems to even reference Freud, describing a constant desire to better oneself and achieve a state of the "ideal-ego" which is essentially the per...

Hi, everyone, Here's a little crazy fact about some stuff that stimulates your taste buds: WARNING: Some of the stuff you might read about might be... disturbing to squeamish people. It may ruin your perception of some sorts of flavors if taken a certain way, so if you don't want to read this blog, that's totally fine. Now, for the rest of you... Since early colonial times, people have enjoyed vanilla flavoring - in food, cigarettes, and more...but without actual vanilla beans. How is that possible? Castoreum. Or, in layman's terms, beaver rear excretions. From the Takeout ( https://thetakeout.com/what-is-castoreum-in-food-vanilla-1839295396), the substance is NOT excreted from the beaver's anal glands, but thanks to its diet of plant matter, the castor sacs create a pleasant smell for marking territory. For a long time, this substance was used for medicinal purposes and even perfume before people picked up on its use as a flavoring. In times past, people had an abu...

My birthday is August 2, which correlates to Acetylcholine and the motor cortex. Let's see what I can do with this... 1. The Origin Story      Once, on a dark and stormy night, a kid lay on the floor of a dusty warehouse. He had been bullied earlier that day, just as he had for years and years before. Now, he was twelve years old, and the bullies wouldn't stop. With nothing but despair in his heart, he curled up on the rough, cold concrete and waited for the morning.     Seconds later, everything changed.     A bolt of lightning that seemed to be all the sky's rage, concentrated into one stream of light, tore through the flimsy aluminum roof. With a horrible screech, the light enveloped the boy, and for a second, it seemed like nothing remained. The boy lay limp, seemingly lifeless amidst a circle of scorch marks. For hours, the warehouse was silent. Then, suddenly, his eyes fluttered open, his muscles became functional again, and his memory could tap ...

MY LIFE STORY (or something in that realm) Starting with the past...  | - I was born on August 2nd, 2007 around 5.30 in the afternoon. I was...uh, I don't know, but more than 7 pounds   |   at birth?  | - My first words were "bird" and "fish" - which are honestly some weird first words, but alright, baby me. This is     |   interesting as I quite like birds and fish as animals in general (as opposed to reptiles or something).  | - I started walking around 10 months old  | - I started eating solid food at a little after a year.  | - I started to read and add/subtract at about 3 years old (and apparently I was a menace)  | - I started puberty in around 7th grade ~ age 12. This is a weird question - mostly my voice deepening, though.   |/ As for my future:  | - I see myself graduating in a little more than 2 years, top 10% at my zone school. I believe I probably won't         ...

Ok, here goes... Hey, guys. I'm Joshua (or Josh, either works), nice to meet you! First, one thing I am proud of... If anything, it would have to be making it to the All-State Orchestra and going to the TMEA convention (which may or may not have been the reason I was gone for the majority of last week). It was about 4 days and 8 hours of rehearsal per day, which, as you could imagine, was super tiring. Regardless, being able to make it to the upper cusp of the state's violists was super affirming, and the experience was amazing!                                                                                            (sorry, I couldn't get one of me in uniform ~  Me ^ ) Next, 4 truths and a lie?  I have 3 ...