Why Do Cross-Race Appraisals

Summary: The primary goal of this article is to explain the whole phenomenon of Black Americans disliking same-race peers for “acting White”. There has been little to no research of the “acting White” hypothesis and this study is hoping to fill the gap by providing the psychological framework for the types of traits and behaviors that Black young adults would likely view as such. The experiment used 2 target races and 2-target interest to further test this acting white hypothesis which ended up to be consistent with Saunders predictions.

Have you ever been lost in a location foreign to you? Typically, a person who is lost will use a map to gather their bearings before heading off in the correct direction. A similar approach can be used to discuss recent brain mapping technology, the primary research of Dr. Allen Jones. Dr. Allen Jones is a brain research whose ultimate goal is to unveil a complete map of the human brain, using recent brain imaging and histological techniques. In his TED talk entitled, A Map of the Brain, Dr. Allen Jones discusses a brief overview of the anatomical structures of the brain, as well as, the methods and conclusions of his brain research.

Handbook is a useful resource which provides ways to effectively read texts. For example, analyzing can be used to break a book down into smaller parts to further help the reader. Evaluating, on the other hand, allows many things to be considered that will assist the reader in better understanding the text. Formulating is a method used at the end of reading which can help with the conclusion and provide details about the text. According to The Little

I am Allison Zelinskas, daughter, granddaughter, cousin, Ohioan, friend, only child, athlete and more. I am unique because there is no one else like me. All the labels above make who I am as an individual. Self-concept is “The relatively stable set of perceptions each individual hold of herself or himself” (Ronald Adler, 2015). For the purpose of this paper, I put myself into four categories, culture, gender, reflected appraisal, and social comparison. The four categories combined will give you a picture of who I am as an original. I picked these four categories because I felt I could share this information about myself. These categorizes have built my self-confidence and self-esteem.

In the article titled, “Secrets of the Brain” published in the February 2014 issue of National Geographic, we learn that there have been many advances in understanding the inner workings of our brains. One of the leading scentists, Van Weeden, is working hard to understand the connections that occur within our heads.

The nineteenth century saw an explosion in knowledge regarding the brain unlike any before. For centuries, the brain had been considered the seat of human intelligence. However, the brain of the classics was a singular organ of

The purpose of calling the BRAIN Initiative the “brain mapping moonshot” is to compare the mapping of the brain to the Space Race. The Space Race was a race during the Cold War where the United States and the Soviet Union raced for an advantage in spaceflight capabilities. Both countries spent billions of dollars to create new technologies and to run tests trials to space. The Unites States ended up winning the race, and ever since then the United States has accomplished tremendous success in discovering new information on the galaxy, moon, and planets.

The advocates of brain-based education support a varied group of educational practices and approaches, and they try to base claims about important practice in recently found facts about the human brain. They dispute that there has been remarkable new outcomes associated with the development and organization of the human brain and this work can enlighten educational practice in significant ways. (“Brain-Based Education”).

Unfortunately, many workplaces have utilized the colorblind approach that emphasizes peoples’ similarities rather than their differences, in order to “treat everyone the same.” The rhetoric behind these tactics are that differences lead to problems between one another, marginalized groups must assimilate into the dominant culture, individual culture must be abandoned, and that there are absolutely no biases at play, although this only leaves marginalized employees more untrusting of their straight, white, male coworkers. Colorblindness also allows those who perpetuate microaggressions to be excused from holding accountability for expressing offensive beliefs and biases. Those offended may ultimately leave their job or their performance will decline. During recruitment, heterosexist and racial biases determines who is “qualified” (218). Companies who adopt a colorblind tactic have very low retention rates because although overt, prejudicial instances may be addressed, covert ones are ignored and deemed as

Everyone judges and place impressions on others subjected of race before engaging with that person. I think it is a natural habit for anyone to judge someone based off of racial identity, it is something we do to know the main basic information about the individual. If you and I were blindfolded when we introduced ourselves, it would be very difficult to get a feel on the person we are engaging with. The only thing we could assume with our ears is if it’s a male or female. We could not assume the height, weight, race or age. If a woman was treated badly by a boyfriend that acted dishonestly she will think that any other man who acts dishonestly is a cheater. If you met a very arrogant person then seen someone that looked just like him you will

In our second week’s reading, The Tell-Tale Brain, author V. S. Ramachandran has compiled a body of work which spans across decades of research and commitment. The book, designed for accessibility, gives readers of all scientific backgrounds a look into the physiology and processes behind a wide array of neurological functions, dysfunctions, and assorted phenomena. No corner of the brain is left unprobed, no question left unasked. Tying them all together is one question that burns, steady and eternal, in the collective consciousness: What makes us human?

This, I led me too a love of psychology. How wonderful was it that there was a whole science devoted just to that one mystical organ? Studying the brain, we can unlock the doors to human

Title: Evaluate experimental and brain-imaging techniques and consider what they tell us about the brain and cognitive behaviour in typical and atypical individuals.

During this time I have demonstrated several transferable skills and, due to the longevity of my educational career, I am often a sought-after individual regarding out-of-class knowledge and peer marking. Accompanied with mentoring a sibling who wishes to follow in my footsteps, I have been able to develop my problem-solving skills whilst adhering to others and providing academic insight; skills I hope to further expand on this course whilst critiquing neuroimaging research and applying it to ecological

In 2006 Margaret Neale of Stanford University, Gregory Northcraft of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and I set out to examine the impact of racial diversity on small decision-making groups in an experiment where sharing information was a requirement for success. Our subjects were undergraduate students taking business courses at the University of Illinois. We put together three-person groups, some consisting of all white members, others with two whites and one nonwhite member and had them perform a murder mystery exercise. We made sure that all group