Volunteering

Do you agree with the statements in this article?
    ~ I agree with the majority of the statements in this article. the only ones i can't say i completely agree with are the ones about volunteering decreases depression, and helps you physically. the physical part i can see if what your volunteering for involves physical activity. but i'm not sure about the depression part and the only reason i do not completely agree with these are because i don't know much about it.

if there are so many benefits and it is so helpful and wonderful, why do more people not take part in community service?
   ~ I think one of the major reasons people don't take part in community service is because a lot of people are just to lazy and don't feel like spending their time in doing it.

Media Violence, primarily Hispanic viewers.

I think this article is better that the one that we read yesterday, at the beginning they tell you that they had people watch a violent and non-violent video then they watched videos of real situations and fake ones. the test showed that even the ones that had watched a violent video it didn't decrease their empathy for the real life situations. that's how they got the answer that we are more empathetic if it's real and something we can relate to. i feel like the experiment with the children watching something violent and non-violent could be done a little further for a more accurate result, because their result said the children could have thought that a certain amount of violence was okay since the adults had told them to watch it. Another reason i think this article is better is because one some of the experiments they re-conducted them to see if there was any difference. though the difference may have been very slight to none at all at least they are making sure the studies are accurate instead of just doing them once and saying that's how it always is. i think their experiments that they did in this article were more thorough than the others.

Rock & Rap media violence.

At the beginning of the article, the experiments turned out that yes it was more aggressive when watching aggressive music videos. then they did an experiment and it showed that it somewhat varied depending on the person much like the reinforcement theory where you don't just look at what they are watching and how it effects them from that perspective, but also their background and how it contributes in with the violence or aggression. I think that yes they accomplished what they wanted, because they wanted to know the results from these experiments. some may not have came out in the way that they thought but they still got interesting information from it. i think that they need to retry this study considering how fast we have come with technology and just grown in general. the data may come out the same but many of these study's were done in the 90's i think it would be beneficial to have them done again. when they did the experiment on sexual violence/aggression they were very shocked to find out that some of it came from classical music. obviously they were thinking that these characteristics could only come from rock or rap when they actually came from both. I think that in a way that proves it's not just the song genre, it's also the person, and in my opinion the majority of it is the person and how their thought process works. also in the experiment conducted by johnson, jackson, and gatto they only used african-american males. to get the full data from the experiment they should have had a variety of different ethnicity's and both male and female. i don' t see how they could possibly get all the information needed with only one gender, and one ethnicity. yes they did keep the age level close in age but they also could have made another experiment with another age group to compare the two and see if they related in any way. I feel like this experiment was  in one way accurate with how some of the experiments were set up and completed, but then again not as accurate as it should be with the way some of the experiments were done with the gender, ethnicity, and not all of them looked at the individuals background which plays a very important role when testing someone on acts of aggression or violence like this. There were a lot of things that were not done well or thought out completely like they should have been.

Video game violence

This article talks about video game violence. What i got form reading this article is that yes they seem to think video games can increase aggression/violence a little but not to the extent of murdering someone or going anything that far. it has such little impact that it really doesn't change much.  it also says in the article that it is even less with normal exposure to violence, it is only with people who are prone to violence or exposed to it often that it makes more aggressive. i think this is mostly related to the observational learning theory. you could learn from playing or watching these games but like i said before they generally dont have enough effect to cause drastic damage.i think with like the game of call of duty yes you are killing people but i don't think you really think in your head okay im gonna go kill these people who have a family that cares about them. its generally these are my enemies this is what i have to do to protect my home and my family. its just how it works.

1st six weeks vocabulary journal

Word	Word in Context	Definition in my own words	Memory Aid	Source
Didactic	That was a didactic story.	Teaching something, like a moral.	The Cat in the hat	Dr. Suess, article on canvas that we read in Mr.Hales class.
Ambiguous	Some parts of this book were ambiguous.	Leaving something that can be percepted in different ways.	The end of the cat in the hat.	Dr. Suess, article on canvas that we read in Mr.Hales class.
Emit	She feels like she is going to throw up.	Throw up	Seasick	Mrs.Rader in Psychology and “visualizing psychology second edition.
Superimpostion	Superimpostion the tree between the buildings.	To put between, normally used in photo shop	Photoshop	Mr.Hales
Subversive	He is a subversive person.	Like a dictatorship, to take over.	Dictatorship	throughout the book of Troy.
Citadel	I’m going to the Citadel.	A strong place that people are at and is used for attacks	City	Throughout the book of Troy.
Betrothed	I am betrothed to him.	Engaged, to be married.	Wedding	Throughout the book of Troy
Validity	She is questioning the validity of the argument.	How correct it is.	Correctness	Psychology “visualizing psychology second edition.”
Repression	She is repressing those memories.	Trying to forget bad things	Bad memories	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Monocular	He is monocular.	Only has one eye.	Monsters inc.	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Binocular	He is binocular	Having both eyes.	Binoculars	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Biofeedback	He is giving biofeedback.	To control your body.	Body language.	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Eustress	She is experiencing Eustress.	Good stress	Seeing your boyfriend after his basic training.	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Cognitive	He is cognitively thinking.	Thinking, remembering, perceiving.	Memories	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Collectivistic	He is collectivistic.	Social and economic control.	The word control	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Attributions	You will be doing some attributions.	Participating in.	Class discussion	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Mania	He is mania.	Overly excited	Hyper	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Dissociative	He dissociated himself.	To separate	Be alone	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Hypochondriasis	She has hypochondriasis.	To constantly talk about your health.	“germ-freak”	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Factitious	He is very factitious.	Not act normal, seem fake.	Manikin	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Kleptomania	He has kleptomania.	The irresistible obsession to steal.	Don’t do it for anything.	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Pyromania	She struggles with pyromania	A compulsion to set things on fire.	Arson,	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Agoraphobia	He has agoraphobia.	Fear of being in crowds.	Clowns, circus.	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Catatonic	She is catatonic.	Dazed out, unresponding	Schizophrenia, deep in thought	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Aghast	She was aghast when she saw the engagement ring.	Overwhelming shock or amazement.	Super schocked	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Despondent	He suffers from being despondent	Hopeless, discouraged.	Depressed	“visualizing psychology second edition.”

examples of media effects theory

Catharsis Theory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S0e5IB0HzE this example is off of the show Rosanne. the reason i chose this is because it shows how the little things kept building up until they couldn't take it anymore. and if you were going through something like that if you watched that show/episode you would possible think "well atleast we aren't that bad, atleast we aren't wrecking our house.

Aggressive Cues Theory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSibseqLyYs this shows sheldon getting aggressive and if someone were to watch this it may cause them to act that way or it may not.

Observational Learning Theory:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2wYLo0nET4 this video of teaching a baby how to put the ball into the basket represents the observational learning theory because the baby learns how to do something by watching someone else.

Reinforcement Theory:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA96Fba-WHk this represents the reinforcement theory. because penny gets chocolate everytime she does something right so that her view of right and wrong will change.

Cultivation theory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln7Yg21Y55E these guys watch something and it makes one of them really scared and kinda crazy

Media Effects

Catharsis Theory- This theory i tend to agree with. the reason for that is because yes people can become very frustrated through out the day just by the little things that seem to continue to build up until it's to much. sometimes if the person can just watch tv or play games that are considered violent they get to take out all their anger and energy on the game or the movie, and they no longer have the frustration that they did before. it gives them time to take their mind off of things and to just rest and regenerate so they can be happier with their family instead of being ill with them. 

Aggressive Cues Theory- Disagree, one of the main reasons i disagree with this is when it says spanking a kid is obviously aggressive and VIOLENT act. well just think about how many of us got a spanking as a kid. think about how those spankings kept us from doing bad things that would get us in trouble. some of those spankings actually keep kids from doing aggressive acts. to me they make it seem like the parent is just straight out beating the kid. but all it says is a spanking. for some kids just saying no and putting them in a corner doesn't always work. sometimes they need to get a spanking to make them really under stand "okay mama keeps spanking me for this so that must mean i'm not supposed to do it and its bad". i know that's how it works for my brother, you cant get something through his head without spanking him for doing something wrong.

Observational Learning Theory- I disagree with this theory because alot of times when watching shows like that people become more aware of what to look out for if something in those circumstances happens. and i also disagree with the what would you do if someone jumps out infront of you would you do something aggressive? those things usually come naturally by instinct and reflexes to defend yourself. do they just want us to be helpless and not be able to automatically defend ourselves?

Reinforcement Theory- i agree with this theory because it does seem to happen so often. when looking at cases or watching shows on crimes it generally is the person you would least expect to be the one who committed the crime. and then you have this guys who are all big and tough and then sometimes you can really see their soft side, not all of them go with it but you do see it. and i also agree that the way we were brought up and where we were brought up plays an important factor. look at basically every other study scientist do,. majority of the time the results are based on our background, culture, and genetic makeup.

Cultivation Theory- i disagree with this theory because i don't think that the violence or aggression on tv is a "fantasy world" it shows you reality and what can really happen out there. you become informed and more alert of the dangers that could come to you. therefore it could save someones life if the recognize something out of the normal. when i was just a little girl like 3 my mom would get me to watch the news and see how people were kidnapped and killed or such things. i don't think my mother was wrong for that, because she did that whenever we went to a store every 30 minutes or so i would tap her arm or something to show her that i was still there and noone had taken me. it has made me more aware of the dangers that could happen to me and has made me more careful.

Cat in the hat

• when he says that children now don't get bored when it rains because of all the things they have now, this is true somewhat but there are still kids that love playing outdoors more than electronics and they are bored. he was stereotyping the children today and we all know that stereotypes are never 100% correct.
• i agree with the book having an ambiguous ending to it. 
• the organization of the essay could have been put together a little better. he had good points some of them were just scattered out and he could have linked them together in a better way.