Annagrace Presley's Psych Blog

 This week in class, we learned about the concept of critical thinking, or assessing claims and making judgments based on well supported evidence, according to the text book. In other words, I would say thinking critically is taking the steps to come to a conclusion based on researched evidence rather than bias. We also learned about a few different types of bias that people commonly use, consciously or subconsciously, that affect their judgment and decision making on many things in life. I think thinking critically in life is a very important skill to have, because it can help me make the right decisions with school, money, career, political beliefs, and other people. Personally, I think remembering to think critically is important because it can be difficult sometimes. It is not the easy way when going about making decisions. It is usually easier to believe what I want to believe, rather than taking the time to look at evidence objectively, and make a well though out and unbiased...

 By Annagrace Presley     I don't know too much about psychology yet. Mostly, I know that there are many different types and applications of psychology, and I know that it is the study of how the brain works. I also have heard that studying psychology requires a lot of memorization. I've heard about people who think that psychology, or therapy more specifically, is arbitrary or not useful. I disagree with that idea. I think that learning about psychology will help me in many different areas of my life, and I hope that it will help me to understand different people better. I expect to be able to utilize psychology in my career and in my relationships. Understanding people is a helpful tool to have in a career because most careers require you to work with others, and gaining a better understanding of them can increase communication skills. I hope that in psychology I will learn about human behavior and what causes humans to do what they do, and I expect that this will ...