Self-Discovery
Everyone has some sort of idea about his or her knowledge of self. You attain this knowledge of self by interacting with others. This comes through many avenues. You can get it from feedback from…
Personal Essays
Effects of Psychotropic of Drugs
The use of drugs has a colored past. Since the earliest times of man, there has been drug use. Some of them were used in conjunction with religious rituals. Others have been used recreationally. Then…
Person Perception
The way we perceive people is largely affected by how much we know about them. For those people are close to us, we already have an idea of who they are. For those who we are meeting for the first…
Leadership Self-Assessment
I had an idea of my leadership style prior to taking the assessments. In some cases, the assessment confirmed the things that I already knew about myself. I have spent time honing my leadership…
Psychology in the Media
I tend to be very biased about where I take my news. Even with the news and media covering just about everything from science to philosophy, there is still content out there that is not presented in…
Social Psychology Research: Bias and Ethics
In the research about environmental motive concerns across cultures focused on two primary groups. European New Zealanders and Asian New Zealanders. Environmental concern can either be biospheric…
Leadership Theories
The United States has been home to some of the greatest leaders in the history of mankind. There is no shortage of great leaders that have stood at the forefront of American society and made names…
Searching for My Roots: Reflections on Indigenous Identity and Cultural Loss
Over the past few weeks, I have had a chance for a lot of reflection of my own indigenous heritage as well as a chance to reflect on other cultures as well. Being able to understand the struggles of…
Contaminated Culture: How Pollution Threatens the Anishinaabe Way of Life
For years, the Anishinaabe people has depended on the land. The bark of the cedar tree to the waters of Lake Huron, living off of the natural resources near them is a way of life. When that resources…
Reflection on Cognitive Theories
Cognitive theory has not been my favorite theory to learn about but I have learned quite a bit about Kelly and how he viewed the self and personality. It was mentioned plenty of times in our reading…