ElenaL2019's Psychology Blog

hey y'all, we're back at it again with another blog post!! this week we have to create a superhero based on the my birthday is august 28th, so my superhero has to do with the motor cortex (voluntary movements) and serotonin ("feel good" emotions). origin story one gloomy night in a small town called georgiana, seventeen-year-old noelle grimsky was walking back from her 9-to-5 job at the local grocery store. as she walked down the sidewalk towards her house, a huge wolf-like creature barreled towards her, eventually slamming poor noelle to the ground. the impact was great; her head took some heavy damage and it was unknown whether she would survive. within two hours, she miraculously opened her eyes and was able to function normally. the next few days were strange for young noelle. she was able to feel other people's happiness radiating off of them, and this allowed her to perform inhuman movements. these movements allowed her to be physically superior to all...

this week in psych, we were challenged to take three memory tests. for starters, memorization is not my strong suit. whenever i have to memorize something for school, i always have to start studying at least a week before in order for the information to stick. it's a struggle, but that's just the way my brain retains stuff! 1. face memory test this test caught my attention. i always like to think that i'm a visual learner, so that influences the way i remember things. whenever a friend tells me about someone i briefly met, i always have to ask what they look like. it's hard for me to base people off solely by their names. for this test, i was given a random face and i had as much time as i wanted to memorize their features. afterwards, i had to choose which features were on the given face. i was glad to find out i got all of them right! i think this test does a good job replicating a real-life situation. you tend to remember prominent features on someone's ...