On Bio and Life

Oh god, I hate bio. Well, probably just because my Bio1 grade holds my whole college life in its grasp (no, not really. but you get the point). And probably because our body shouldn't limit what we can and can't do. Unless, of course, you're a paraplegic and you want to swim XD. But that's beside the point. We should be able to do what we want to do. Even though the hormones and chemicals and neurotransmitters in our body are the ones controlling what we do, we shouldn't just surrender to it. It' our body, and it's our choices. Believe it or not, we have free will. Or at least, we should excircise it. Laws and guidelines might limit our choices, but it is up to us to make those choices. Whether it's soda or c2, Mcdo or Jbee, it don't matter. It might matter to psychologists who study which brand sells more, or what product is most used. But to us, it don't matter. As long as we're happy and content with our choices, then the better it is.

On Life and Song

I love life. I also love song. That being said, I love... you :) ... among other things haha. You see, the three constants in my life are food, basketball, and music. And when the soundtrack of our lives paper was announced, I got excited. Tom-Cruise-jumping-on-a-couch excited. My head was filled with ideas. So much songs, yet so little space! After some thought, I settled on the songs that capture the essence of my past, present, and future. And while making it, I realized that there are a lot of songs tackling the same themes - friendship, love of life, the future, love, those things. Those are the things that everyone, or at least most people go through. The difference is in their reactions. Same situation - different behavior. How predictable. We're different people, and we have different thoughts and views on things. What does my song choices say about me? Well... I dunno. It might say "Ang bano mo!" or "Awww... good luck!". Whatever the case, let's just be thankful that the green ink says it all - 15/15 :P

On Experiments

I love experiments. I really do. I love them so much that I took at least 14 of them, not counting the ones from the 1st sem and the numerous surveys. For me, experimentation is the most integral part in Psychology (not the study of Psychology, that'd be redundant). It proves theories and breaks stereotypes. It gives you hard data on whatever you're studying - how long it takes a person to smell a fart, which color of pants you perfer every tuesday or which brand of chocolate you'd take from a stranger. ...Well, not exactly that, but you get the point. And hey, I'm a psych major, and I'm gonna be doing this for the next few years. I might as well start learning the ropes as early as know *scheme scheme plan plan*

In my head

And after all this time, what have I learned in psych 101? Aside from talking dinosaurs and brokeback moments and sneaky professors, there's a reason why I never thought of cutting psych101. Because you learn amazing things everyday. Like we daydream 8hrs a day. Or the Barnum effect. Or that porn isn't all bad. Those things.

Why did I choose those papers?
The biology and free will topic really made me think. Big time. It made me realize that every muscle we move, every thought we process, just comes from patterns of signals, predetermined and unstoppable. And yet, we have free will! We can't control those chemicals and stuff, but we control the outcome. How cool is that!

The soundtrack of my life I just loved. I've been waiting for the chance to make a whole playlist that defnines my life. Three songs isn't what I had in mind, but it's a start. And the development stages lesson was also cool. It's so simple, and yet so true. The problems that every person face at different stages of life just jumps at you and screams "Hey! Hey! You! You! You have a dilemma. No way, no way! I think you need to solve it."

And the experiments paper. Well, I love participating in experiments. Like I said, there's something in studying behavior in a controlled situation that's just cool. And, I just love saying "participant" and "experiment" in the same sentence. Kind of makes you think of people being electrocuted or kept in cages and all haha.

All in all, I enjoyed psych 101. The room, my classmates - those I know and still don't know :), and you, ma'am. More fun than a barrel of monkeys!... if that's even fun XD. Like I said, psych101 was the only class in 2nd sem that I was always excited about, because I never knew what to expect :)

See you around!