Monthly Archives: June 2019

First Impression Chapter 1

--Original published at JVershinski's Blog

Does Weaving Through Traffic Actually Get You To Your Destination Faster?

There were both some strengths and weaknesses when it comes to this experiment. First, one strength of this experiment is that it was tested in the real world. This is a strength because it shows the applicability of this experiment to everyday life. A weakness in this experiment is that it was only tested once. This does not help the experiment because testing an experiment one time does not prove if it was successful or not. To fix this, the people testing the experiment should have tested it multiple times and collected the data and maybe averaged the numbers. Another strength of this experiment is that I believe the same cars were used for both variables, ensuring that one car does not have a physical advantage over the other. A second weakness to this experiment is the people only used one road to test it. This is a weakness because maybe that specific road is an outlier in which the results are not accurate to what the majority of the results would be when compared to other roads. While this experiment had both its weaknesses and strengths, I do not think that it would be a reliable experiment based off of one test.

Introductions

--Original published at Sherika's Psych Blog

Hi! My name is Sherika Marshall. I’m majoring in Japanese with minors in English and Asian Studies. I currently live in Norristown, Pa with my mother and younger brother; it’s located 30 minutes away from both Philly and King of Prussia.

Why am I taking this course? Well, like any other college student would answer for the credits of course. But that wasn’t the only other motivation I had for taking this course. I’ve always had some interest in psychology, even extending back into my high school years when I always thought that I’d end up studying forensic science with some sort of focus on psychology. But surprisingly, I ended up majoring in a foreign language.

I have a somewhat limited background in psychology with the last psych course I’ve ever taken being sometime in my early high school education. I can easily say, however, that my favorite shows related to psychology in some capacity are “Mind Hunter” and “Hannibal.”

With this course I’m just hoping to learn as much as I can about psychology and everything it entails.

Introductory Blog Post

--Original published at olivyahvanek

My name is Olivyah Vanek, I will be a sophomore in the fall at Elizabethtown College. My major is environmental science and I am still deciding on what I want my minor to be, psychology being one of the possible options, which is one of the main reasons I decided to take this summer course. I also decided to take this course to gain more college credits.

I don’t have much background in psychology, other than a class I took during high school for one semester. The class I took was just an introduction to psychology and I found it to be one of the most interesting courses that I took during high school.

When I hear the word “psychology” I think of the behaviors and mental thoughts of humans.

As I looked through the course schedule, I realized that there were many topics that I was interested in. I am most interested in learning how to evaluate psychological claims and how humans are psychologically affected by certain scenarios. I am very interested in children’s psychology as well and how it is different than in adults. I am less interested in topics such as topics such as memory and human development because they don’t seem quite as interesting to me as some of the other topics do.

By the end of this course I hope that I can learn enough information about psychology to help me decided whether or not I want to declare it as my major. I look forward to beginning this course and learning more about psychology!

Blog Introduction

--Original published at Noah'sPSY105blog

My name is Noah Hartman and I am a rising senior at Elizabethtown College. I am a Business Administration major with a concentration in Management. I am from Lebanon, Pennsylvania and enjoy spending time outdoors either playing lacrosse or spending time with friends.

I decided to take this course to gain extra credits as well as develop some understanding of psychology as a whole. I do not possess any previous knowledge when it comes to psychology. When I hear the word “psychology” I immediately think of the mind and what different factors drive people to think or to act. I believe that chapters 3,8, and 11 will be the most interesting chapters to learn about and could also be some of the most helpful chapters as well. I think that the topic on the Scientific Method, the Classical and Operant Conditioning , and Neuro-Imaging because on the surface these all seem like topics that could be very dry or tedious in nature. Lastly, the question about psychology that I would like answered by the end of the class would be, how well can it be tied into different fields of study?

Chapter 1 First Impression Post

--Original published at Courtney's College Blog

Question: How does summer vacation affect the intelligence of children from different social statuses?

Hypothesis: I would expect children from wealthy families to increase their knowledge, and children from poorer families to decrease their knowledge because wealthy families have the resources to allow their children to expand their education during the summer.

Procedure:

  1. Establish three groups of children: those from wealthy, middle class, and lower class families. The more children involved in the experiment, the more reliable the results will be. To keep variables controlled, children should be in the same school and grade level.
  2. Administer an educational test at the end of the school year, and record each child’s score. The test should be made up of mathematics, reading, writing, science, and social studies.
  3. At the beginning of the next school year, have the children take a similar test.
  4. Evaluate the results to see if social class has an affect on educational improvements over summer break.

Intro to Psychology Blog Creation

--Original published at JVershinski's Blog

Hello! My name is Jacob Vershinski. I am from Glen Mills, Pennsylvania and I just completed my freshman year at Elizabethtown College. I have lived in Glen Mills my entire life with my mom, my dad, and my older brother. We currently have three dogs, a guinea pig, and a few fish. I am majoring in Biology with a concentration in pre-medicine, but I think that I am going to switch my major in this upcoming year.

I decided to take this course because it is a pre-requisite for my current major, as well as the major I may be switching to. I do not have any background in psychology as I did not take it in high school. When I hear the word psychology, I think of the way that people act and the reasoning behind it. Another thing that comes to mind is my favorite TV show, “Psych.” To me, chapters two, four, and the drug knowledge activity appear to be the most appealing. Chapter two is about the biology of behavior which sparks my interest. Chapter four is about how psychology changes during the human life span, and the drug knowledge activity is interesting to me. Three topics that are not interesting to me are chapter one because I know it will be the basic introductory chapter, the stress ranking activity because it’s summer time and I don’t think many of us will be stressed, and the exams are definitely not fun topics. A question about psychology that I wish to answer is what kind of role it plays in everyday life. Obviously it is going to play quite a major role, but I’m just curious as to how much it impacts the everyday life.

Introductory Blog Post

--Original published at Courtney's College Blog

My name is Courtney Katch, an upcoming senior at Hempfield High School in Landisville, PA. I am hoping to attend Elizabethtown College next year with a major in biology, on a pre-medical track. I am taking two classes this summer to introduce myself to college-level coursework, while gaining college credit.

I am taking this course to complete a required course for my major. Also, I am considering obtaining a minor in psychology, and I am hoping that this course will give me a clear response as to if I should do so.

I have limited background in psychology, although I am very interested in the subject. I have taken Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Child Development in high school, which touched upon psychology.

When I hear the word psychology, I think of the science behind emotions and daily processes.

I am looking forward to learning about mental illness, because it is something that has affected by life. Since I am pursuing a career in medicine, I am interested in neuro-imaging, and psychiatric medication.

While looking through the course schedule, I was delighted to see how much I was interested in. I am least excited to learn about the scientific method, and why research design matters. Although these concepts are important, I am eager to dive in to material that is specific to psychology. Another least interesting concept is personality and culture, because it is less intriguing than other topics, like mood disorders and treatment.

At the end of this course, I hope to have a clear understanding about the basics of psychology, because I am taking psychopathology in the fall. I hope these courses let me know if I should to follow through with a psychology minor.