Friday, September 25, 2009

Three Doors Dilemma

When I first started playing this game I thought that it was pretty stupid then I kept playing and found out that it wasn't really that bad I started to have fun and then I looked at how many times I had played it and it was more than 30 times. Its kind of funny how a game like that, that is so simple is so much fun. I thought of sticking with my answer basically the whole time and I did better than when I had switched my answer.
I think that research is important because researching something gathers information on something. When you do a report you don't pick a subject and then not reserch it because you might know some things about that subject but you most likely don't know everything about that subject so what so you do you start researching that subject to get information.

When I was looking on psyblog I found a post about groups polarizing. The article was "Group polarization: the trend to Extreme Decisions." I can relate group polarization in my life because when I get together with my friends one person can say that one thing is awesome and then another person can say o that was retarded all of a sudden the guy that said that it was awesome will change his and say that it was retarded and everyone else that said it was awesome will do the same usually.

One thing that I learned was that polarizing in groups can make a situation even harder and even longer to discuss about. I thought that this was important because when I am in a group and some people decide that one of the subjects that we are talking about is stupid and then everyone else in the group falls in with him and starts saying that it is stupid I will remember not to agree with the majority of the group.

The second thing that I learned about polarizing is that smaller groups usually don't fall into polarizing. I felt that his is important because I learned that working with smaller groups is much easier and you can usually get more done because there isn's os much fighting over a single subject.

The last thing I learned was that you should listen to everyone's views and not shoot them down. I thought that this was important because shooting people down when they try and show you their views on things makes them feel like crap. You should listen to what they have to say and not shoot them down because if you don't shoot them down you set a good example for others and they won't shoot people down they will listen to them.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Prologue

When I started reading the prologue I thought that it was going to be pretty boring but then as I kept reading I found out that psychology is very interesting. I didn't how far back in history psychology went but by reading the prologue I learned a lot. What I think this shows is that there were always people interested in peoples actions and their brains.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Hi Everybody

Hello, my name is Nathan Koltis, but you can call me Nate. I am 17 years old, and I go to Thorp High School. I am a senior and enjoy playing football and basketball. I also enjoy fishing, hunting, and hanging out with my friends.
I believe that my family, friends, and teammates have shaped me into who I am today. They have shaped me with good examples on what to do and what not to do.
I think that studying psychology is important because it will help me understand how people think and how they are.
I think that psychology means the study of people and the things they do and think.