--Original published at Pisacane Perspectives

Hi, I’m Angie. I decided to take this class because I’m very interested in psychology and it plays a big role in my major, which is Music Therapy. I’m also thinking of getting a minor in Psychology so this class will help me make that decision. Some background that I have in psychology is the class I took in high school and what I’ve learned so far in my Music Therapy classes. Because of that, there’s a lot that comes to mind when I think of psychology. Mainly, I think of brain functions such as emotion and memory, and brain development. Three topics on the syllabus that look interesting to me are Psychology Then and Now, because I like to see how approaches have developed over time, and Moral Development and Why Do We Forget because I don’t know a lot about those topics but I’m curious about what happens in the brain when it comes to them. Some that don’t catch my interest are the Scientific Method, Why Research Matters, and Chemicals and Consciousness, because they sound very technical, which are usually topics I have trouble with. One question about psychology I’d like to answer by the end of this class is why is it we mirror the feelings of the music we listen to (instrumental, not lyrical)?