Birthday Cards and Aging

The cards I observed differed for each age group. Cards for 20-30 year olds were generally more fun cards, they had to deal with friends, partying, and celebrating life and their age. Cards for ages 31-40 were more family cards; they were sweet, a lot of them were for parents, by then a lot of adults have children and are beginning to settle down. For ages 41-50 their cards became more humorous, because that is the age when adults start going through midlife crisis they joked about their age and exaggerated things. Also this age group had a lot of cards for parents. For ages 51-60 there were still a lot of humorous, exaggerated cards, they also had more sweet cards from children and grandchildren. For ages 60+ they were similar, although they did have a lot of humorous one, they started getting more laid back. There were a lot for grandparents and parents. They were also focused a lot on hobbies, because this is when adults start retiring. They also had a lot for friendships over time.

          The cards for younger people tend to be more fun, a lot of the time the younger a person is the more they enjoy celebrating their birthdays. Once adults get to be around 30 they start to build families and settle down, their cards aren’t as fun, they’re more laid back because they’ve become more mature. Once adults get into their 40’s and up they start getting gray hair, wrinkles, and see their children graduate, and they become grandparents. At this age birthdays are dreaded more, and in order to cheer them up they get humorous cards. Humorous cards make them laugh, and try to distract them from the fact they’re aging.

          I think aging is viewed differently among people. Some people may find aging negative. They know the older they get the closer to death the are. At the same time, some people may find aging as a positive thing. They are able to have children and grandchildren, and share their knowledge with them.

Blog #2

Blog two

Jordan Pomputis

In the prologue I learned about structuralism and functionalism and how they differ. Structuralism is the way we generally look at things, like if I were to smell a rose I’d just think of it as a rose, I wouldn’t relate to it. Functionalism is when you relate to things and compare them to past experiences. For example if someone was to smell a loaf of bread cooking they may think about their mom baking them bread as a child. In chapter one I learned about correlation, there are two types of correlation positive and negative. Positive correlations is when two things rise or fall together, while negative correlation is when two things are opposite, like where one rises while the other falls and vice versa. In chapter four I learned about how the way our parents raise us affect the way we are. For example if someone grew up in a strict house hold, they’re more than likely to be more responsible than someone who as a child was able to do whatever they wanted.

            I use functionalism quite often, there are a lot of times when I hear a song, smell something, or taste something and memories instantly come to mind. For example whenever I smell or eat apple pie I instantly think of Christmas at my great grandma’s, because that’s what she always made for dessert. I also use correlation quite often, for example when I am studying a lot of the time to motivate myself I’ll think if I study longer my test scores will be higher. This is an example of positive correlation because my time spent and my grades are both going up. The way my parents raise me affects me everyday, because of them I am mores respectful, have a better work tactic, and I am more responsible.

            The thing I found the most interesting was the study on twins. I never knew how hard one twin takes it if their co-twin dies; it is usually the hardest family member to lose for them. Also I never knew how even if twins are separated at birth later on in life, if they reconnect how similar they realize they are. I also thought it was interesting how when one identical twin does something, there is a good chance the other twin also does it. Like if one twin gets divorced, there is a 5.5% more chance the other twin will.

            Some questions I have are, how long does it usually take for a psychologist to go through an entire experiment, from the hypothesis to the theory? Another question I have is how is it possible that a doctor can mess up if twins are fraternal or identical? My last question is why do females tend to do certain things in a house hold like laundry and cooking, while males tend to do other things like driving and outdoor work?  

Psychology is the best,

It’s all about what’s in my head,

All these things I never knew

Like twin studies and correlation too,

And now as I’m taking this class

I’m learning things very fast.

Psychology Introduction

Hello, my name is Jordan Pomputis, I’m from Greenwood high school, and I’m a junior.  

The way I think about things, is by over thinking. I even tend to over think small, less important things. The reason I believe that I do this is because I feel that I won’t have as many unexpected things happen. I am a pessimist, so I always think about negative outcomes before I think about anything positive.

The way I am able to process information is by working with others. I find doing this helpful, because I am able to get their view on things. Also working with someone gives me the chance to explain my theories with them before I share that theory with others.

I learn best orally, doing it myself, or by repetition. I would rather be taught something then read it out of a book. I like being able to ask questions, and in my opinion teachers are able to explain things better than a book. I like to do things hands on, like in math I would rather work out mathematic problems, then watch the teacher or another student do it. My memory is not the best, so I’m constantly making flash cards, or reading my notes over, in order to memorize information. I’m also a procrastinator, but it works for me. I can do better on a test if I study right before the class, rather than if I study the night before. When I write papers I also end up writing them last minute.

I have five brothers and sisters, four of which are younger than me. They have all tested my patience, and put me in situations where I lose my temper (I’m sure I do the same for them). Now that they are growing up, and so am I, I have become a lot more patient and calm. I’m a very energetic person; I talk a lot, and love to constantly be doing something. I’m also a very sarcastic person, so I’ve been told.

            My biggest influence is my mom. My parents were divorced when I was younger, so she was the one who raised me. She’s always been my biggest critic, and she’s always been there to tell me when I’m slacking or doing something wrong. I live in a strict household, but I believe that this has helped better prepare me for when I live on my own.

          Even though my mom influences me, I do however take after my dad. From him I got his temper, loudness, and stubbornness, (not the best traits to inherit). I get along a lot better with my dad because we have a lot in coming. My dad has taught me to hunt and fish, two things that we enjoy doing together. Unfortunately I didn’t inherit his cleanliness, I’m a slob.

            The definition of psychology is, “the science of mental life.” In this blog I discussed the way I think, how I like to learn, processes that I use to learn, and so on. All which deal with mental life. A lot of times the questions I’m asked are more to do with my interests, so in order to answer these questions I had to really think about how to explain things. When I learn I don’t think about the way I learn, I think about what I’m learning. This blog helped me think about the way I like to learn, it also helped me develop knew learning tactics.