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Week #9

Hey future AP Psych kids, I'm about to tell you what's going to go down in Ms. Halfen's class. First things first, the vocab. I'm not really in a position to say this, but do the vocab! It helps you learn the thousands of words you need to remember for the tests and the AP. It's also an easy 100 if you do it. Make sure to pay attention and take notes in class, because anything she mentions could be on a test. And lastly, just do the content digs, they are long but aren't hard. My favorite activity from this class was probably the food brain, because other than being fun, it helped me remember where the glands and stuff were in the brain. I can't really think of anything that Ms. Halfen could take out next year in my opinion, but that could just be my sub-par memory. And for next year, I would suggest maybe doing a presentation because it makes us actually look up something and learn about it and it can be an easy 100 if you do it, but you could lose points ...
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Week #8

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https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20354432 https://www.verywellmind.com/why-did-manic-depression-become-bipolar-disorder-379822 https://www.themuse.com/advice/14-free-personality-tests-thatll-help-you-figure-yourself-out https://www.samhsa.gov/find-treatment https://www.webmd.com/bipolar-disorder/guide/bipolar-disorder-warning-signs#1
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Week #7

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This week I thought it would be cool to focus on optical illusions. Illusions are based off of psychological phenomena and they are cool to look at! We were shown ones in class, but this website has a list of different ones:  https://www.verywellmind.com/cool-optical-illusions-2795841 No. 6 is about the Law of Closure, which we learned about in class. That same picture was also shown. No. 2 is one of my favorites because of how crazy it seems. The dancer can change direction just by thinking about it! It can also supposedly help determine if you are left or right brained. The picture I put here (No. 7) is a classic one and is probably one of the first illusions I've seen. I have always been fascinated by illusions and it's cool to learn about them in Psychology.  
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Week #6

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This week I took a few personality/brain/psychological etc. tests and it really gave me some insight into what I am like. The first test I took was the Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test. in conclusion, it says I am an ISTJ, which means I am mostly introverted, which is pretty true. The I stands for introverted in ISTJ, while the S stands for sensing, T for thinking and J for judging. I would say this is an overall accurate test for your personality. The next test I took was an online attractions test. It took what I said and how I rated the attractiveness of women and told me who I like the most. In the end, it said I am the most attracted to trendy girls when compared to other types of girls. I would say this is somewhat accurate, because I would prefer a trendy one over a counter-culture type of girl. The next test was a crime test. It took my answers to their questions to see if I was more inclined to think of a "criminal" as more guilty or attractive. In the end I saw th...
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Week #5

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Today, I looked at an article all about the ear. It was really insightful and I got to read even more information about the ear and it's anatomy. In the article, the first two sections are about things we all know that was went over in class. It discussed about the three sections of the ear (outer, middle, inner) and next was about pitch and frequency. The next section that went into more depth is about the role our inner ear has to do with balance. Did you know that dizziness after spinning is caused by the fluid in our ears remaining on the little hairs on the side of the semicircular canals, making our brain think we're still spinning? I thought that was really neat. The next section is about hearing loss and all the different factor that can contribute to that. The final section is about earwax and how it protects the skin from drying out and keeps the ear canal clean. Here is the article: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321179.php
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Week #4

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My life story isn't much. I was born in Richmond, Texas but lived in Missouri City for all of my life. I have an older brother and sister who have basically molded me into what I am today. Whether that's good or bad I don't know, but they have. I went to a private elementary school for some reason and then went to Dulles Middle School. I didn't like middle school very much, but I made friends there nonetheless. That is when I started band, and it was okay. It was kind of annoying and stressful sometimes, but I got to hang out with my band friends a lot. I then went to Dulles High School. Freshman year when I think back on it was like a fever dream, and every year afterwards becomes more prevalent in my memory. Initially I thought highschool would be fun because I got to leave at 2:45 and not 4, but I forgot that band was a thing, so I was actually leaving at 6. That sucked, but marching band was fun most of the time throughout the years. Junior year was probably the bes...
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Week #3

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My birthday is May 7, which means my superhero will be based off of reticular formation, which is used to mediate the overall level of consciousness of the body and endorphins, which is like the natural "feel good", painkilling chemical of the body. This is a good combo, because that means the power for my hero will be the ability to stay awake and happy whenever he wants to be! I wish I could have that power in real life. His name is Reticular Retainer. He started off normally enough, but he first realized he had this power when his pet fish died. He somehow managed to keep a smile on his face, hold himself together and sleep soundly. He felt like it wasn't normal for this to happen to a normal boy like himself, right? But it all came together when he watched Toy Story 3 for the first time. As Woody and his toy friends were approaching the blazing inferno, he did not shed a single tear, even as his friends and family around him were sobbing in sorrow. And now to this da...
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