Robson

This week's blog post for my topic of choice will be Robson...my  ukulele.

Senior year is not at all like i heard it would be. The idea of senior year being stress free and having all day to play IS COMPLETELY FALSE.  I started to get really frustrated because of all the deadlines approaching...college apps, numerous video projects, independent studies... it's all one big sigh really.

It took a few weeks before i completely exploded in tears because of all the stress. Instead of moping around, i decided to redirect my frustration (sublimation) into something more constructive. I decided to pick up  new instrument. So i picked up playing the ukulele (which i named Robson, hence the blog name). within a few hours, i was pretty fluent in playing, if you will.

I'm glad that i found a new hobby that I enjoy. If i hadn't done anything about the stress, i would have blamed the teachers for not grading fairly or something. i don't know... im just glad i chose to play the ukulele because the sound makes me so happy :)

I thought i was an idiot

Well i can't seem to get the print screen to show up here because the school computers are dumb....
My IQ was 111. Here are the ranges i fall under.

According to Stanford-Binet scale, IQ is classified as following:

110 - 119 - Superior intelligence

Apart from the Stanford Binet-Scale, another scale popularly used is the Wechsler scale. Here, IQ is classified as:

110 - 119 - High average

Besides, these two scales which use a standard deviation of 15, another scale in popular use is the Cattell's scale which uses a standard deviation of 24. According to Cattell's scale, IQ is classified as:

100 - 119 - Average

I dont think this test is very accurate because there was the option; "I dont know" and I'm not sure if the omission of those questions reflects what people really know. Plus i heard a lot of people behind me in the computer lab saying "OMG WOW I GOT A 150 HAHAHAIM SMARTER THAN YOUUU" when i turned around... i thought, "this test is not right.....(because im sure that kid wasn't smarter than me and the girl next to me)" And working with a computer just made me sleepy looking at the screen, and I just noticed that my screen is orented higher than everyone next to me so i have to go a father distance with my eyes from the screen to the desk when i work out math problems for the IQ test...and that makes me dizzy....

The Mozart Effect:  http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/mozarteffect2.shtml

Reasearch and testing have found that there is a trend in the music of Mozart and temporarily improving intelligence. By listening to Mozart's Symphonies for 10 min, IQs increasteed 8-9 points but this only lasted for 10-15 min. The music serves as a "warm up" for the cerebral cortex and allows for faster processing of information. "Mozart Effect critics have claimed the spatial intelligence increase to be nothing more than a shift in participants' arousal, which then produces better spatial test scores." Nothing other than classical music has been used to test whether intelligence and the stimulation of music has a definate correlation. One flaw in the mozart effect is that one test, such as math or just paper cutting, is not sufficient in testing whether the theory is actually valid.

Week dos

 JUNG TYPOLOGY TEST
  Introvert: 23 
  Intuitive: 12 
  Feeling: 12 
  Perception: 33

• slightly expressed introvert
• slightly expressed intuitive personality
• slightly expressed feeling personality
• moderately expressed judging personality

REACTION: 
This test was pretty spot on. I like to keep to myself a lot and I tend to be quite blunt when i comment on things. Whenever something is troubling me, i keep it to myself and i try not to cry. ._. yeah so i think this test iis pretty accurate. 

HARRY POTTER HOUSE QUIZ

The sorting hat says that I belong in Hufflepuff!

Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot, and treat them just the same."

Hufflepuff students are friendly, fair-minded, modest, and hard-working. A well-known member was Cedric Diggory, who represented Hogwarts in the most recent Triwizard Tournament.

REACTION:

I don't know if these results are reliable.... Well.... I am pretty fair-minded and hard-working most of the time... so maybe i am a Hufflepuff. I thought i was always a Slitherine. Maybe i'm nicer that i think?

Necker Cube Experiment Results The cube flipped 8 times in 30 seconds. The results of the personality test show you are an introvert The personality test you took measured your position on a scale ranging from extravert to introvert. Extraverts tend to be more sociable and enjoy going to parties. Introverts tend to like spending time by themselves. REACTION: This test is pretty spot on. I like to keep to myself. The part where the test taker has to press the space bar every time the    Necker Cube changed was actually pretty cool.  Implicit Association Test: Black and White Race This test states that i have an unconscious preference for European Americans than African Americans...  REACTION: The test made takers put pictures of white and black people into categories (European Americans and African Americans) and different words into categories (good and bad) then they switch up the categories (left or right side) and that's when you start to make mistakes. I don't feel like this test can determine if a person is racist because being racism does not imply that racists are inferior to black people only. And I don't believe that i am racist... or at least i try not to be ._. Your Score: 35 "You have slightly above average EQ - with room to grow! You are likely sensitive to the emotional climate of the people around you - your peers, friends, family and key clients. You are well aware of the effect your behavior has on others. Still, while you may be adept at tuning into others and their needs - you must remember your own! Don't be afraid to honestly communicate these difficult needs and feelings. " REACTION: honestly i don't think i took this test correctly. the scale was too general for me. plus... i dont have a job and i was too lazy to answer the OPTIONAL short answer :) i dont think this test is very valid because most of us taking it dont have jobs. Plus, i dont even know what EQ stands for