A slow week...

Well this week wasn't too exciting in psychology. We got a big packet for the rest of our unit which I actually think will prove to be very useful. So far we have focused primarily on childhood development. I thought the  most interesting thing that we learned is Jean Piaget's theory of childhood development. Before this week I never really knew how babies work so it was fascinating to hear that they barely can see over a foot for a few months. I also thought it was pretty cool how little kids do not know how to conserve number or liquid and don't have a sense of object permanence. We watched a number of videos that vivdly portrayed kids in these stages and those that weren't, which I thought were really entertaining. Haha those kids looked pretty dumb.

Brain Disorders

This week we focused on brain disorders in psychology. So far we have watched presentations on many disorders, most of which are very serious and can be very devastating for the individual as well as their family. I think the most intersting disorder that we learned about was Synesthesia. Synesthesia is basically a disorder in which some of your senses get jumbled up so that one can taste the color purple or see colors when they hear a certain noise. Other than that the disorder has a very low impact on one's health. In a way, I envy those with Synesthesia because they must have such a radically different perspective of life. I think, at times, it would be great to be able to see color everywhere, especially during Wisconsin's cold, gray winter months. If I could see colors in music I would definitely play and listen to music much more than I do already. I think that the albums Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix, Tommy by The Who, and Boston would make some pretty awesome colors.

This Week in Psychology...

This week in psychology we learned a lot about the different parts of the brain and memory. Although we learned some pretty predictable things like the frontal lobe is in the front of the brain and when you separate both sides of the brain they cannot communicate, resulting in two independent brains, there were a few things that I thought were completely ridiculous. I really didn’t like how the occipital lobe is all the way in the back of the brain. Why wouldn’t it be closer to the eyes? Also, I don’t like how the right hemisphere controls the left hemisphere and vice versa; I think everything should be streamlined and logical. Unless there is a logical explanation for the brain being this way, then I’ll be fine.

                We also took a test to determine if we are more left brain or right brain dominant. My results were just about in the middle, which is rather surprising. I would think that I’m very left brain dominant, especially a year or two ago. I guess I’ve become more creative.