Caleb Lin's Psychology Blog

https://www.psychologistworld.com/memory/stm-test-result I think that this test is sort of valid; it had a good randomness of words and it made you concentrate hard on trying to remember the 12 words. I do think that it should have had a timer that made you click "next" instead of giving you an indefinite period of time. I used around 30 seconds when I did it.  http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/java/facemem.html I think this test is kind of valid. Much like the other test, it should have a timer built in so that the test-taker is forced to move on. The facial feature aspect is easier since faces have a composition to them.  https://www.memorylosstest.com/free-short-term-memory-tests-online/ I think this test is pretty good at testing your recognition, whereas the other tests are more about your recall ability. Thus, it has more validity in testing recognition than recall. It's easier to recognize pictures rather than needing to recall what the pictures were after you...

Compliance- Compliance is going with a public behavior even though one may not personally believe it's right. A person might join in on making fun of someone just for the sake of fitting in with the group, even though they don't personally think it's okay.  Obedience- Obedience is when a person follows the direction of a higher-status individual, usually an authority. A student will obey the school dress code for fear of getting disciplined by administrators.  Social facilitation- Social facilitation is the principle of increased performance and growth when surrounded by peers and community. A classroom environment helps facilitate learning as students can have friendly competition and support one another. People who are struggling can follow the example of good students and get help from them.  Group polarization- Group polarization is the increasing extremity of a decision/principle when in the company of people who also agree with the decision/principle. Students who w...

The Monday blues are the feelings of sadness and dread at the beginning of the week, usually when people have to go to work or school. It’s mostly used as a colloquialism to describe this nasty feeling rather than a medical diagnosis or condition; however, it is actually a legitimate concern. There was a study in 2020 that showed how people reported lower levels of job satisfaction and higher stress after the beginning of the week. This is due to something called cognitive distortion, which is a thought pattern that can affect a person’s worldview. An example is catastrophizing, which is when you assume the worst will happen; this can often be applied to the outlook of the week for people. If you want to try to combat morning blues, you can do things like exercise, meditation, journaling, or fun events.   https://psychcentral.com/depression/monday-blues#how-to-beat-the-blues