Intelligence Article

Recent Research Links Anxiety with Higher IQ

            A study that was done in Lakehead University in Canada showed that people who have anxiety, even the slightest bit of it, tend to score higher on IQ tests than people who do not worry at all.

            In Canada, one hundred students were surveyed. Based off of their answers, the survey would say if they had a lot of anxiety or not. From that, they also looked at their IQ test scores and the ones who had high scores also had a lot of anxiety, where as the ones who had low test scores had little to no anxiety.

            Another study done by Israeli psychologists found the same results from relating anxiety to intelligence. Multiple students with high and low IQs were told to evaluate artwork that would be presented to them from a software program. When the students each opened up the program they also activated a terrible computer virus which they had to go find tech support right away. As they each left, their behaviors were observed when they went to find support. They had different “obstacles” on the way, like someone stopping to ask them to take a survey, someone dropping a large stack of papers in front of them, ect. From observing them, they noticed that the ones who had the greatest anxiety while going through the “obstacles” also had the highest IQs. The same psychologists did another study earlier and found that students with higher IQs were also more likely to detect potential dangers, like the smell of smoke.

            There has also been studies done at the National Institute of Health through MRI scans to find any correlation between anxiety and intelligence. What they found is that people with high IQs and anxiety both had a missing part of white matter in their brain, which probably meant that anxiety and intelligence developed together as humans evolved.

            Some of these studies have shown that when intelligence and anxiety are both present, people stay away from situations that put them at risk too. These studies don’t support that if you don’t have anxiety you aren’t intelligent, but the result of all of the studies show that people who have high anxiety do tend to have higher IQs.

https://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2016/05/19/recent-research-links-anxiety-with-higher-iq/

           

           

            

Who Am I?

Who am I? I am Rachel Grace Hoops, just one of eight kids. I feel as though I am a lot different than people see me to be. Everyone says I am super quiet or shy when they first meet me, but once you get to know me I sometimes never shut up. I'd like to think I am someone who is a great friend and someone who will always be there for you, to listen if none the less because I am terrible at giving advice. I care about people and am always willing to help. I think that is why I was interested in elementary teaching because it's helping people and I don't mind kids, I've grown up with plenty of them my whole life. I am not someone who is very outgoing to do things, I would rather just stay home cuddled up in a blanket and watch a movie instead of going out to a party or honestly anything. I am definitely not a competitive person at all, unless it is playing games with my family, because then I have to win. But playing sports, I would do it just for the fun of it, yeah it would be nice to win, but I wouldn't upset me that much if we lost as long as I was having fun.  As I am typing this, I realize that I don't really know myself that well, but as i get older hopefully I learn who I really am. 

If you were to ask people who I am they would say quiet, that's what everyone says. Hopefully it would be all positive things though. It would also make a difference to who I was asking, people who don't know me would say I'm not outgoing, very quiet, etc. People who do know me though would hopefully say all good things and they would know more of who I am because they know me better. So it just depends on who you were to ask. 

Same-sex Marriage Case

I think it was kind of pointless for the couple to take this argument to court; however, the judge should have at least listened to what the couple had to say since they did take it to court. I get that the company did not want to shoot the video because of their religious beliefs, but companies are not allowed to refuse service to a certain race or person because of their skin color; that is discrimination and that is prohibited by the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. This company was refusing service based off of their genders and who they were marrying, that is discrimination because you are categorizing a person based off of who they are.

Same-sex relationships have been around for a long time and same-sex marriage is now becoming a thing and it will probably get a lot more common so even if you do not agree with it, some people are just going to have to get used to it. I think the company should have shot the video even though they did not agree with the marriage. They are humans just like the rest of us and should be treated just like anyone else. The company was still going to get the same amount of money and instead of taking the video, they refused to and got terrible publicity.

Amending the 1st Amendment

I would change the 1st amendment and add freedom of privacy. This would include everything, even privacy of our phones; which is a big thing with the new iPhone X coming out which has face recognition. We would have the freedom of privacy unless the government or anyone has a reason to go through our stuff.

1st Amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceable to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances; or invade our privacy without a reason to.

Earliest Memory/Lie

The earliest memory that I can remember is when i was about 2 1/2 years old. My mom and dad brought Sarah home from the hospital and my grandma was staying home with us. I always helped my mom get Sarah dressed in the morning and my favorite thing to do was put on her socks. I think this is the earliest memory I can remember because it so exciting because I was finally a big sister and it was the happiest day.

I was probably around 4-5, and the first lie that I remember; we had a toy vacuum and I was mad so I hit it against something and broke it. We had a huge doll house at the time and the back of it was open so I hid the vacuum in it and put the open back up against the wall so my mom didn't find it. When my mom was cleaning and found it I lied and said it wasn't me that broke it.

Teaching an Amendment

15th Amendment

1. This amendment said that all men (since women weren’t allowed to vote yet) who were citizens of the United States were allowed to vote no matter what their race or skin color is.


2. The 15^th amendment was ratified in 1870. This amendment was and was not successful. It was because a lot of the colored people in the north were free and could vote, but since the 13^th amendment was just passed about 5 years ago, the slavery wasn’t completely gone yet so the colored people in the south still couldn’t vote even though it was legal for them to.


3. Today this amendment still means the same; all men are allowed to vote no matter their race or skin color. Today this amendment is more successful because slavery has been illegal for a long time so more colored people feel safer going to vote because they don’t have people killing them for wanting to vote.


4. Even though we don’t see it, there is still slavery going on in our country somewhere, so those people still aren’t allowed to vote even though it is allowed.

Classical Conditioning Advertisement

Unconditioned Stimulus: Brad Pitt
Conditioned Stimulus: The perfume
Unconditioned Response: Attraction to Brad Pitt
Conditioned Response: The want to have the perfume because Brad Pitt is in the commercial

Scientific Analysis

How the human brain detects the ‘music’ of speech

1.      In one sentence, what was the research about?

a.The lab was trying to figure out how the brain hears sounds and turns it into a meaning.

2.      How many subjects were used in the experiment?

a.      10 volunteers

3.      Was there a control group?

a.      No

4.      How were the subjects chosen?

a.      Chang, a neurosurgeon, specializes in surgeries to remove brain tissue which causes seizures in people with epilepsy. To get ready for surgery, he would place high-density arrays of electrodes onto the patient’s brain to help locate where the seizures are triggered from. So Tang, a student from the Chang lab, chose 10 people who were awaiting the surgery.

5.      What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

a.      They had them listen to 4 different recorded sentences that were spoken by different synthesized voices which could change the meaning of the sentences.

6.      How did the subjects react?

a.      They found out that some neurons could tell the difference between the different speakers, and other neurons could tell the difference between the 4 sentences no matter which speakers was talking.

7.      Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

a.      Yes

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170824141234.htm

 Young Children’s sense of self is similar to that of adults

1.      In one sentence, what was the research about?

a.      Researching the fact that our self-worth develops fairly early in life and that failure can introduce discouragement a lot sooner than thought.

2.      How many subjects were used in the experiment?

a.      It didn’t specifically say, but it was a series of children from ages four to seven.

3.      Was there a control group?

a.      No

4.      How were the subjects chosen?

a.      They were just chosen randomly

5.      What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

a.      They asked them to imagine that they couldn’t do something, whether they told them it was easy or very difficult. They were then asked about their abilities and about their self- worth.

6.      How did the subjects react?

a.      They showed that children as young as four years old have a reason of self-worth and global sense. When they were told they failed an easy task, it lowered their thought of their abilities but not their self-esteem. However; when they were told they failed a hard task, it lowered their self-esteem, not their thought of their abilities.

7.      Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

a.      It didn’t say how they thought the experiment would go.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170824110614.htm

 How the emotions of others influence our olfactory sense

1.      In one sentence, what was the research about?

a.      The facial expressions of other people and how we perceive an odor.

2.      How many subjects were used in the experiment?

a.      It didn’t specifically say, just that they had participants.

3.      Was there a control group?

a.      No, all of the participants were just normal people, with nothing different that they did to any of them.

4.      How were the subjects chosen?

a.      randomly

5.      What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

a.      They had them look at a picture of a person with happy, neutral, or disgusted facial expressions and then had them rate different scents after they saw the picture.

6.      How did the subjects react?

a.      When they saw a happy face, they rated the smell higher; when they saw a disgusted face, they rated the smell poorer.

7.      Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

a.      Yes. And in past studies, they would show the picture and give the scent at the same time and it showed similar results. But with the recent study, it proved that our senses are activated before we even smell the scent.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170824101807.htm

 Manipulating a single gene defines a new pathway to anxiety

1.      In one sentence, what was the research about?

a.      How removing a certain gene encoding can affect the levels of stress and anxiety.

2.      How many subjects were used in the experiment?

a.      Over 20

3.      Was there a control group?

a.      No

4.      How were the subjects chosen?

a.      randomly

5.      What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

a.      They tallied the genes that were most disrupted by the loss of the gene Lef1 encoding.

6.      How did the subjects react?

a.      Over 20 fish were had mood disorders such as depression and anxiety. They grew slowly in a new tank which was a condition related to stress

7.      Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

a.      They didn’t say, but I’m assuming they did otherwise they wouldn’t have thought of this theory to experiment with.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170824182538.htm

Psychology Entry #1

• What is your favorite word?
• Kaleidoscope
• What is your least favorite word?
• Aluminum
• What one thing do you like about your life?
• The people in my life
• What one thing do you not like about your life?
• Arguing with my siblings
• What profession would you like to attempt?
• Teaching
• What profession would you never attempt?
• Nurse
• What 3 words describe you?
• Quiet, happy, clumsy

          Journal Entry

       My reasons for wanting to take psychology class is that I find it very interesting how the brain works and affects you in every way. I want to go to college for early childhood/special education, and this class would be very helpful with knowing how younger kids’ brains work at younger ages so I can understand their perspective of life easier. I have always found it interesting how the brain works with your emotions and everything, so this class should be a lot of fun. For informative speeches in the past, I have written reports about dreaming and how it works, and from that caused my interest in learning how the brain and everything works together.

        From this class, I hope to gain a larger learning in the process of the mind and how the thoughts all work together. From being in this class and having you as our teacher, I hope to get a greater understanding of this subject, so when in have to take it in college it should be somewhat easier because I already took a lower level class of it in high school.  It will also teach us that class doesn’t always have to be so serious and you can have fun while learning too.