the final post.... :(

well...this is the last post. this is kind of sad. well...i have to admit that i REALLY loved this class. having it first period was a great way to start of the day this entire semester. although the test were challenging i enjoyed every bit of material that we have learned. my favorite activity this semester was the play doh brain. that was soo fun and it really helped me momorize the parts and functions of the brain. what i loved about this class is how fun it was. you are so funny and an awesome teacher. i cannot wait until next year when i take ap eco to have you for a teacher again. the only negative i have about this class is that we always seemed to be rushing to finish a chapter before a test. i realize that this is a result of all of the side conversations that took place during class which i am fully aware i contributed to almost every day. the one thing that i think should be left out of the course i possibly the take home test. although i did enjoy having a long time to work on one test i feel that i could do better with a shorter test to take in class. this wouold actually require me to study. i think that playing with the clicker things helped a lot for some reason. they were fun... kind of like a game. i think that those should be used more often next year. also...next week i really need you to go over is perception and possibly motivation.
i had so much fun in this class this semester and i am really going to miss it. i hope to have you next year :)

i feel dumb...

well... i only got 4 out of the ten correct on the lateral thinking puzzle IQ test..which doesn't make me feel smart at all. Although I missed so many of the questions my score was relatively close to my actual IQ from the test that wwe took in class (but 10 points lower). oh well..like for real what is a 'sort of toad'?
next i played a game called isoball. the point of this game is to create a path for the ball to land in this hole. you can only use a certain amount of each type of brick though. this game was easy and fun until about level 5..then it got hard...like nearly impossible, but it made my brain work! well, next i played metaphysik. that game is hard! you have to guide a ball into this box using the arrow keys and if you hit any of the walls it starts over! i got to level 19 and had to stop. the spinning rainbow ball was giving me a headache.
my article...http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201112/the-upside-down-times/learning-think-optimist
soo.. this article said that you should be strong even during tough times.  if plan a doesnt work for you have a plan b and maybe you will be successful. the article said that if you dont give  up during tough times it will only make you a better, stronger person. when describing events in your past it's what you believe about what happens in your life that determines how you react to it rather than the event itself.

SPOILER vampire love

Well...last night a group of friends and I went to the premiere of BREAKING DAWN, and if i must say so myself the movie was amazing but disturbing all in one. In this movie you can really feel the love between Bella and Edward. Their consummate love is quite obvious. If you have read the book you know that they definitely have passion for each other, (SPOILER) as Edward breaks a bed and destroys several pillows while on their honeymoon. Also, there is a strong sense of intimacy between Edward and Bella (SPOILER) when Edward tells Bella of all of the criminals that he has killed. Well, I am pretty sure that all of us know that the two love birds are extremely committed to each other. No surprise there! Obviously (SPOILER) when a vampire and a mortal get married, and the mortal decides to be turned into a vampire later on and live forever with Edward, they are committed to each other. Also in their vows (SPOILER) instead of saying until death do us part(obviously if they are both vampires they can't die unless they are torn apart and burned) the vows say "as long as we both shall live" because they will live forever.

is average a good thing...?

So...i did not like taking this iq test. This test was too much for my brain to handle on a day when i have tests in 2nd 3rd and 4th periods...not fun! Well I am a little above average..but that is not that good. I am right on the verge of being superior. It said that I performed well in the verbal catergories and am very good at figuring out the analogies. As expected, my numerical scores could improve. They were satisfactory. That is not good at all. I want to take this test again later on in life and hopefully i will be smarter! Maybe i would have done better if it weren't so early in the morning.
     Then i read the article about wheter birth order effects iq. The answer...YES! The article said that firstborn children tended to score higher on intelligence test then the other children. This may be wrong in my case because i am the second child (also the youngest)  and i am smarter than my brother....strange... They said that the firstborns may be more intelligent because they are treated as companions by their parents. Also the first child is usually givwen more attention and care than the other children. My family must not relate to this study because all the attention that my parents gave my brother just made him a spoiled brat, not a genius.

i don't know if these things are right...

     So..i just took the Jung Typology Test...
according to this test I dont really judge people...which is good..but i rely heavily on my feelings...possibly not so good. Although I will be the first to admit that i am an emotional person, I don't know that 75% strengths of the preferences is that accurate. Also it says that my type is ENFJ...not tooo sure what that one means..but whatever. It did tell me that some good jobs for me would be a counselor, a psychologist and a fashion merchandise person?! that's random. I feel that this test is a decent portrayal of who I am..but it may not be completley true.
     Next up.. The which HarryPotter house should you be in test...the results...HUFFLEPUFF!!!

Based on the test it said that i was fair-minded which is true because I don't judge often or ever..I like to give everyone a chance. It also said that i was friendly. I think that this is tru. I am very sociable and outgoing and like to make new friends. The sorting hat also said that i was a hard-worker. I guess this is true. I always try to get my work done on time and done neatly. I will take being put in Hufflepuff as a compliment as I am now in the same house as Cedric Diggory.

So the next test that I took was the perfectionist test. This test said that I doubt a lot of my action...which is true. It also said that I try very hard to meet my parents high expectations...this is very true although I do not have crazy parents. The test also said that I concern quite a bit over my mistakes which is also true. Whenever I do something wrong i do feel that I failed a little bit.
     Next I took the spot the fake smile test. I actually did pretty well. I was able to recognize what 14 of the 20 smiles were. It told me that i was looking at certain parts of the face to determine. They said that fake smiles are actually controlled by different muscles than genuine smiles.Also, genuine smiles are controlled by the unconscious brain.
     The test about which career should i have told me that coinventional jobs will suit me as well as scoial jobs. Enterprising and realistic work is not such a good choice for me. It told me that i would work well in an administrative position. Also, it said that i could work well as a teacher or a nurse, someone that talks to people on an every day basis.

Growing Up!

Well....this is the first post in my AP Psychology.....this should be interesting!

It all began on November 17, 1994 in the bustling town of Houston, TX. After I was born my family moved to the suburban town of Sugar Land. (which I hate by the way...) Growing up I was like any normal child, besides the fact that I hated food that babies were supposed to eat. I liked grown up food. I guess that could help explain the reasons why I love food and cooking so much and want to be a chef. So life continued and i began to crawl and walk, then my daily routine changed. My parents divoriced when I was three, and I was forced to adjust to living between two houses. I have one older brother and like any normal brother and sister, we fought all the time and still do. When I was five i started elementary school at Lexington Creek Elementary. Life in elementary school was easy. I began dancing at Masters Upper Level around the same time, and i joined the competitive team. We traveled all over texas for competitions and sometimes we went out of state for nationals. Well the years went on and I started middle school at DMS. I hated middle school!!! The three years in middle school were the worst ones out of all seventeen I have lived. In sixth grade i quit my dance studio :( After 3 awful years high school finally started. I like high school. My sophomore year was my first year to be a Doll and i love it. In December of my sophomore year i had knee surgery. Finally, in May i got cleared to dance again. Then junior year started after an awesome summer. Junior year is for sure the hardest year so far. I will graduate from high school in 2013, and I hope to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and major in Mass Communications/ Journalism with a minor in Psychology! After graduating, I may consider going to grad school to receive a masters in Gastronomy. At some point after college I hope to meet Prince Charming, have 2 kids and live happily ever after, while holding the title of Editor in Chief of Food&Wine magazine! The end :)