My favorite activity from psychology would be the goose chase scavenger hunt because we got to move around and not be stuck in chairs all day. In my opinion, the orange brain diagram was not the best because it didn't really help me understand the parts of the brain (the candy didn't really stay in the right positions). It was just messy and sticky. I think that switching to the playdo brain diagram would be better. It would be fun to have a mental health day for psych students once a month where students can do yoga and relax.
Friday, May 10, 2019
Goodbye!
The year is almost over! My advice to future AP Psych students is to not do all your vocab the day before the test and to make real world links to the vocab you study. When I did my vocabulary, it wasn't everyday, but I tried to pace myself and did around 3 sets every 3 days or when I had free time. It might be tempting to do the vocab all at once, but pacing yourself really helps in memorization and understanding. Make sure you link the vocab term to something in your life so that you can remember it better (ex. I drew things from memes or movies). Also, DO THE REVIEWS FROM SCHOOLOGY!! They help a lot when actually trying to apply vocab terms.
Friday, April 26, 2019
Psychology Memes
Hello, here are some psychology memes I made. Enjoy...
More info about twin studies:
https://www.statnews.com/2019/02/07/three-identical-strangers-address-ethical-violations/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.livescience.com/47288-twin-study-importance-of-genetics.html
More info about framing:
https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/psychologists/what-is-framing-psychology-by-definition/
https://www.statnews.com/2019/02/07/three-identical-strangers-address-ethical-violations/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.livescience.com/47288-twin-study-importance-of-genetics.html
More info about self-serving bias:
https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/psychologists/what-is-framing-psychology-by-definition/
More info about Ego, Id, and Superego:
More info about Oedipus Complex:
https://www.simplypsychology.org/oedipal-complex.htmlSaturday, April 6, 2019
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders are strangely intriguing. Today, I want to talk about OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, because apparently I have it.
I took a personality disorder quiz and the results say I might have OCD. Now, obviously this quiz is not a licensed medical professional, so I took my results with a grain of salt. However, I realized that I exhibit some OCD related traits.
People with OCD tend to exhibit uncontrollable urges to organize in an effort to satisfy their perfectionism. I am quite a perfectionist but definitely not when it comes to all things. My room is a total mess and the only thing I need organized is my school life. But, people with OCD tend to hold back things to say until they know it is perfect, and I sometimes do that. It doesn't always happen as much now, but when I was in middle school, I didn't talk much due to half social anxiety and half being afraid my words wouldn't make sense. This may not be what a person with OCD experiences, but its somewhat close. People with OCD also have trouble throwing things with no value away, which I also experience. And they tend to save up money in case of future catastrophes, which I... also do. So I don't know. But generally people with obsessive-compulsive order, at least in my mind, organize things until it is somehow perfect in their mind. They turn on and off light switches until it seems correct and can't stand anything messy. I most likely do not have OCD but a very small portion of me may have a slight OCD tendency.
OCD is caused by both genetic and environmental factors; however, doctors are not sure what exactly causes it. Treatment varies from medication to psychotherapy although patients generally use both.
Here's more information on OCD
I took a personality disorder quiz and the results say I might have OCD. Now, obviously this quiz is not a licensed medical professional, so I took my results with a grain of salt. However, I realized that I exhibit some OCD related traits.
People with OCD tend to exhibit uncontrollable urges to organize in an effort to satisfy their perfectionism. I am quite a perfectionist but definitely not when it comes to all things. My room is a total mess and the only thing I need organized is my school life. But, people with OCD tend to hold back things to say until they know it is perfect, and I sometimes do that. It doesn't always happen as much now, but when I was in middle school, I didn't talk much due to half social anxiety and half being afraid my words wouldn't make sense. This may not be what a person with OCD experiences, but its somewhat close. People with OCD also have trouble throwing things with no value away, which I also experience. And they tend to save up money in case of future catastrophes, which I... also do. So I don't know. But generally people with obsessive-compulsive order, at least in my mind, organize things until it is somehow perfect in their mind. They turn on and off light switches until it seems correct and can't stand anything messy. I most likely do not have OCD but a very small portion of me may have a slight OCD tendency.
OCD is caused by both genetic and environmental factors; however, doctors are not sure what exactly causes it. Treatment varies from medication to psychotherapy although patients generally use both.
Here's more information on OCD
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Personality?
To understand my personality better, I took 5 online tests: Jung Typology Test, All About You: The Big Five Personality Test, The Race Test, The Gender Test, and the Attraction Test.
So.. the Jung Typology Test basically asks a serious of questions in regards to extroversion vs introversion, intuition over sensing, thinking over feeling, and judging over perceiving. My results showed that I was a ENTJ, which I think is absurd because it defies what I see myself as.
So.. the Jung Typology Test basically asks a serious of questions in regards to extroversion vs introversion, intuition over sensing, thinking over feeling, and judging over perceiving. My results showed that I was a ENTJ, which I think is absurd because it defies what I see myself as.
I had previously taken a similar version of this test (16personalities) and I got INFJ and more recently ISTJ. I feel like my percentage for each letter is not very extreme, so my results can change based on my mood. I feel like I am definitely not an extrovert, and although 1% extroversion is not a lot, it is certainly more than I usually get, so I was really surprised. Perhaps this test is not as thorough as 16personalities in determining personality.
The All About You: Big Five Personality Test seemed to produce more accurate results. It was similar to the Jung test regarding the type of questions it would ask. It revealed that I had an extroversion of 29, conscientiousness of 58, negative emotionality of 56, agreeableness of 42, and open-mindedness of 71, which were all out of 100 (0 being least, 100 being most). Although I do agree with me being an introvert, usually my spectrum depends on the situation I'm in and the people I'm with. These tests generally don't take that into account.
The Race Test surprised me too! I found out that I had a moderate automatic preference for African Americans over European Americans. The test made you use two keys (E and I) and made you press E for Af. American and I for Euro. American. Then they changed it to E for Af. American and good words and I for Euro. American for bad words. Then they switched the good and bad and tested you again. I do think this was caused by my mind not being able to cope with switching the keys in the second test and not remembering the new configeration.
The Gender test showed association between women and men with family and career. I got that I slightly associate men with career and women with family. I was slightly shocked by my results since most of my life my mom had been working and my dad was a stay at home dad. Its in a similar style as the Race test with two keys and pressing them for each category.
And finally, the Attraction Test. I was given several photos of men and asked to rate them by attractiveness. The average rating of attractiveness for all the categories was 50 to give a guideline. So I found the counter-culture (rebelliousness) quality less attractive with a score of 45, seductiveness a 55, cheerfulness a 50, intelligence a 60, and trendy a 70. I was not really shocked at the results because I generally find people with good hygiene attractive and also value intelligence.
You can learn more about the validity of these tests by reading this article: How Accurate Are Personality Tests?
Friday, March 22, 2019
Color Psychology
This week, the sense I chose was vision, and I found an article relating color and mood.
Here is the article: color psychology.
The article first dives into the properties of color stating that white light is a combination of all the colors of the rainbow. Colors mix to create new colors like yellow and red creating orange, and some colors even cancel out each other (in the form of light) to create white like green and magenta. While color's effect on the mind can be subjective, some are universal. Warm colors (red, orange, yellow) create a spectrum from cozy to angry emotions, and cool colors (purple, blue, green) cause a spectrum from calm to sad emotions. In ancient times, color was used to heal in the form of chromotherapy; for example, red helped to increase circulation, blue soothed illness and pain, and orange increased energy. Color can also influence purchasing decisions; however, determining the exact effect of color on the mind needs more research.
I think this article makes perfect sense because we generally associate color with certain things. Blue is like the sky and bodies of water, and they both provoke calm emotions. I also think there is a link between color and purchasing power, especially in things that contain a story (books), since the color conveys the overall mood of the subject being bought.
Here is the article: color psychology.
The article first dives into the properties of color stating that white light is a combination of all the colors of the rainbow. Colors mix to create new colors like yellow and red creating orange, and some colors even cancel out each other (in the form of light) to create white like green and magenta. While color's effect on the mind can be subjective, some are universal. Warm colors (red, orange, yellow) create a spectrum from cozy to angry emotions, and cool colors (purple, blue, green) cause a spectrum from calm to sad emotions. In ancient times, color was used to heal in the form of chromotherapy; for example, red helped to increase circulation, blue soothed illness and pain, and orange increased energy. Color can also influence purchasing decisions; however, determining the exact effect of color on the mind needs more research.
I think this article makes perfect sense because we generally associate color with certain things. Blue is like the sky and bodies of water, and they both provoke calm emotions. I also think there is a link between color and purchasing power, especially in things that contain a story (books), since the color conveys the overall mood of the subject being bought.
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Life story
So I was born in the Woodlands, Texas and lived there for about 2 years until my family moved to Spring, Texas. My first word was mama (age 1.5) and I started walking at the age of 1. My parents don't remember any of my other first, so that's about it haha. When I was a child I'd say that I was outgoing but didn't have a proper filter between my mind and mouth aka I was rude (I think most kids are tbh). I had a very normal Asian childhood. By that I mean getting good grades, taking instrument lessons (piano), taking dance lessons (ofc ballet and traditional Chinese dance), taking art lessons (the only thing I liked), taking other sports lessons (ice skating and swimming), and taking Chinese lessons. But eventually I convinced my parents to let me quit everything but art. In the summer between 6th and 7th grade, I moved to Sugar Land, TX where I attended Fort Settlement Middle school and now Dulles High school.
I plan on graduating high school in 2020 at Dulles High school. I want to either go to Carnegie Mellon university, rice university, or university of Texas (whichever accepts me lol). If I get into Carnegie Mellon, I was to join the design program to become a UX designer. If I go to rice or ut, I think I'll do a computer science degree. I'll just get a bachelors degree since college is way too expensive and I'll graduate in 2024. If I get married I'd like to before 30 and have two kids. My wedding will be on November 2nd at a flower garden. I'm not sure if I'll have kids because pregnancy scares me, so I might just adopt. One will be a boy and the other a girl and I'd like the girl to be older. The girl will be names Phoebe and the guy will be named Aaron. I'll be a UX designer living in California and get lots of money. And then spend that money on buying an environmentally friendly house with solar panels and made out of recycled materials. At 60, I'll have a little mid-life crisis, quit my job, and I'll move to the French countryside to paint all day. Then I'll die at age 91 in my sleep. After I die I'll be a ghost and travel the world.
I found an article that describes mid-life crises: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-ss-152-1/chapter/psychosocial-development-during-midlife/.
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Big Brain
BIG BRAIN
Hello! My birthday is January 20th so my super hero uses the hippocampus (in charge of memory like retrieving declarative memories and changing short-term memories to long-term memories) and dopamine (regulates attention, learning, and emotional responses) to fight crime. Here is my hero's back story...
In a small town outside of Seattle, there was a girl named Chelsea who had no idea what was in store for her. One day, she was studying for a 500 term vocabulary test and she was so stressed out! How would she memorize all these terms in such a short amount of time? She had no clue, so her only logical answer was to go to her family farm's giant corn field and pray. Upon arriving, she felt a little weird... it was like someone was watching her. Looking around, she saw no one but her and corn. Then suddenly a giant UFO landed in the corn field and abducted her! The aliens did experiments on her brain to try and understand how humans could be so stupid. They decided to help Chelsea out since they were disgusted of her little human brain by boosting the dopamine production to her hippocampus giving her photogenic memory and super-speed learning. However, since the
aliens had the beauty standard of having big brains, they gave Chelsea an enlarged skull, which produced the iconic name, Big Brain.
The Hippocampus
Her enhanced memory allows Big Brain to memorize things quickly by transferring them from short-term to long-term memory with the help of dopamine, which causes her to be able to focus. Now Big Brain travels across the country to stop crime. She dreamt of becoming a world class detective due to her quick processing abilities; however, her head is too big to fit in a detective cap, so she gave up on that career. Today, her most notable work includes memorizing the car plate numbers of escaping criminals.
Big Brain's night and day look
Here is an article about the relationship between dopamine and the hippocampus:
Meet the Somebodies super hero team! (click the names to learn more!)
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Memory
Today in psych class we were asked to take various memory tests.
My first test was the penny test where I had to decide which among many pennies was a real penny (they removed or added components like the year of creation etc.). I picked the correct answer; however, I don't think this test necessarily checks memory rather it checks observational skills. I for one have never really looked at a penny to tried to remember its various aspects and I'm sure some have never even really paid attention to what a penny really looks like. Honestly I just felt like the other pennies looked weird from a design point of view (ex. the date was moved too close to the edge of the penny ) and so my choice is not exactly memory based.
This was a test to see how well I could remember faces and I thought it was kind of valid. Of course validity depended on how long you looked at the given face. I got the face correct, but I did look at it for quite some time.
This test gave me a list of words to memorize. I created a story out of the words which allowed me to remember them better. According the the website 9/12 is an average score. This test is pretty valid but again there was no limit on time spent memorizing.
I found this article about the mind's capacity of remembering faces.
Friday, January 18, 2019
Week 1- My Life Storyish
Hi there! Welcome to my blog
I'll tell you guys a little bit about my self. My name is Chelsea Tang and I was born in the Woodlands, TX. I love drawing, watching movies (ghibli), listening to music (anything good, no specific genre), and learning.
My life story (its kinda long, and I didn't realize this wasn't what we were assigned to write about but its a really good ice breaker)
My life is really boring so I'll talk about my parent's story and how it led to mine. My parents lived in China during Mao Zedong's rule and lived there until my dad got an opportunity to study at a U.S. University. When I was little, my mom would constantly tell me stories of how tough they had it before in China. I vividly recall a story she told me of her childhood when there was no food available to eat and people starved so much they ripped bark off of trees and ate it. She told me this story to make me shut up about not liking the carrots in my soup (I ate them after wards). But I don't think her stories worked long term because I'm still picky about certain foods. Well anyways, after my dad and mom came to the US with my brother (oh yea they had my brother in China), they moved to New York City. They lived in a tiny, tiny apartment with a million cockroaches and probably some rats. Then (thank god) my dad got a transfer to Texas where everything is cheap.
This is the part where I come in! So I was born in the Woodlands, Texas and lived there for about 2 years until my family moved to Spring, Texas. When I was a child I'd say that I was outgoing but didn't have a proper filter between my mind and mouth aka I was rude (I think most kids are tbh). I had a very normal Asian childhood. By that I mean getting good grades, taking instrument lessons (piano), taking dance lessons (ofc ballet and traditional Chinese dance), taking art lessons (the only thing I liked), taking other sports lessons (ice skating and swimming), taking Chinese lessons, and SAT lessons (jk). But eventually I convinced my parents to let me quit everything but art.
In the summer between 6th and 7th grade, I moved to Sugar Land, TX where I attended Fort Settlement Middle school. This is when I took drawing seriously and started my love of Ghibli movies and k-pop. Studio Ghibli movies made me realize the importance of the environment and how beautiful it is (kind of ironic, seeing the beauty of nature through a movie). To me, Ghibli movies make me feel reflective and melancholy. If anyone has free time I strongly recommend watching either Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke. Although they are kids movies, there is real, deep meaning behind each. Hayao Miyazaki is one of my idols (the director) because of his unique point of view.
What I really took away from Miyazaki's works were that although we, society I suppose, likes to decide people as good or bad, everyone is in between the scale. Although people cut down trees, the people doing so are hard-workers and, they are feeding their families (ofc doing so for greed is a different story). We like to antagonize especially in movies and stories and don't consider the other side of the story.
I think these movies were a place of salvation for me during my middle school years, so they have a special place in my heart. I even went to the Ghibli Museum in Japan! But I don't have any photos because the museum doesn't allow them so this is one of me in Japan. Also, sorry for fan girling haha.
I'll tell you guys a little bit about my self. My name is Chelsea Tang and I was born in the Woodlands, TX. I love drawing, watching movies (ghibli), listening to music (anything good, no specific genre), and learning.
My life story (its kinda long, and I didn't realize this wasn't what we were assigned to write about but its a really good ice breaker)
My life is really boring so I'll talk about my parent's story and how it led to mine. My parents lived in China during Mao Zedong's rule and lived there until my dad got an opportunity to study at a U.S. University. When I was little, my mom would constantly tell me stories of how tough they had it before in China. I vividly recall a story she told me of her childhood when there was no food available to eat and people starved so much they ripped bark off of trees and ate it. She told me this story to make me shut up about not liking the carrots in my soup (I ate them after wards). But I don't think her stories worked long term because I'm still picky about certain foods. Well anyways, after my dad and mom came to the US with my brother (oh yea they had my brother in China), they moved to New York City. They lived in a tiny, tiny apartment with a million cockroaches and probably some rats. Then (thank god) my dad got a transfer to Texas where everything is cheap.
This is the part where I come in! So I was born in the Woodlands, Texas and lived there for about 2 years until my family moved to Spring, Texas. When I was a child I'd say that I was outgoing but didn't have a proper filter between my mind and mouth aka I was rude (I think most kids are tbh). I had a very normal Asian childhood. By that I mean getting good grades, taking instrument lessons (piano), taking dance lessons (ofc ballet and traditional Chinese dance), taking art lessons (the only thing I liked), taking other sports lessons (ice skating and swimming), taking Chinese lessons, and SAT lessons (jk). But eventually I convinced my parents to let me quit everything but art.
In the summer between 6th and 7th grade, I moved to Sugar Land, TX where I attended Fort Settlement Middle school. This is when I took drawing seriously and started my love of Ghibli movies and k-pop. Studio Ghibli movies made me realize the importance of the environment and how beautiful it is (kind of ironic, seeing the beauty of nature through a movie). To me, Ghibli movies make me feel reflective and melancholy. If anyone has free time I strongly recommend watching either Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke. Although they are kids movies, there is real, deep meaning behind each. Hayao Miyazaki is one of my idols (the director) because of his unique point of view.
When you talk about plants, or an ecological system or forest, things are very easy if you decide that bad people ruined it... It's not bad people who are destroying forests... This is the complexity in the relationship between humans and nature. And since this is a big theme of this film, I didn't want it to be a story about a bad guy. - Hayao Miyazaki
What I really took away from Miyazaki's works were that although we, society I suppose, likes to decide people as good or bad, everyone is in between the scale. Although people cut down trees, the people doing so are hard-workers and, they are feeding their families (ofc doing so for greed is a different story). We like to antagonize especially in movies and stories and don't consider the other side of the story.
I think these movies were a place of salvation for me during my middle school years, so they have a special place in my heart. I even went to the Ghibli Museum in Japan! But I don't have any photos because the museum doesn't allow them so this is one of me in Japan. Also, sorry for fan girling haha.
Now I'm a junior at Dulles High school, and I hate it. Just kidding, its alright. 😁
Although the work load is tough, I love going to school here because of my friends and the interesting courses offered.
I'm not sure what I want to do in the future. Since I was a child, I've never really been interested in a particular area of studying or a potential career. All I know is that I enjoy making art, but we all know that a fine arts career path is uncertain. My parents forbid me from pursuing art, so I have no where left to turn. I know what my parents say is true. Art is a very hard journey and its not easy to make it to the top. And even then some of the best artist don't see a single penny from their works (looking at you, second hand art auctions). Here's one of my pieces above.
What I'm proud of
Here is me at the Houston Rodeo selling my artwork for auction in 2018. My piece sold for $5,000, and I was amazed that my artwork could sell for actual money.
4 Truths 1 Lie:
1. During a war, my grandpa was captured by the Japanese and escaped.
2. When I was little, I swallowed a penny on accident.
3. I threw up on a plane at the beginning of a 16 hour flight (sorry to the people who sat around me).
4. I had sleep paralysis and the first time I thought I was dying.
5. When I was little, I choose Columbia University as my dream college because it started with a C.
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