Amendment Blog

1^st Amendment – freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition

The First Amendment states out five basic rights and freedoms. These include the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of petition. This amendment protects some of the most basic freedoms we possess as citizens of the United States.

This amendment was created in order to state some of the basic, yet most important rights and freedoms that we have.  Today, it gives us the opportunities to express our minds, thoughts, and feelings on any possible subject. Anyone can believe whatever they want, think whatever they want, and say whatever they want. These aren’t all guaranteed in their entirety however. They each can only be exercised with respect to the rights of everyone else.

One current issue where this is being put to use is with the Colin Kaepernick situation. He is choosing to sit during the national anthem every time it is played to bring attention to oppression in this country. According to his first amendment rights, he has the freedom to do this. He has the freedom to speak his mind and to make his own decisions.

2^nd Amendment – right to bear arms

The second amendment says that each state has the right to maintain an armed force for its own protection. It also gives individuals the right to own guns for home protection, hunting, just to own them for fun. Mainly, it just states that Americans have the right to bear arms.

This amendment was created by the government in order to ensure the self-protection of the people of the states, and to keep them safe at all times. Today, the National Guard is the militia that each state provides to the people. Even though this right is ours as citizens, the government and the states regulate the use of firearms, as well as our private possession of them.

One example where this amendment comes into play is that many politicians think that gun control needs to be much stricter and that we have too much power with firearms. However, many citizens don’t agree with this, because our second amendment rights say that we, as citizens, have the right to bear arms for the reasons that we choose.

Conditioning Blog

Unconditioned Stimulus: Women (or possibly vacation)

Conditioned Stimulus: Old Spice products (shampoo and deodorant)

Unconditioned Response: happiness or enjoyment from the women

Conditioned Response: Associating the happiness from the women to using Old Spice products. It is saying that the women will be all over you if you use their product

Psychology Learning Blog 2

Life is about learning, and about teaching. You get places in life by exploring, learning, and teaching others how to complete tasks in life.

The instance that I am going to write about is when I taught Jesse and Kassen how to play video games on our PlayStation 4. They had seen my friends and me playing on it before, and having a lot of fun, so they asked if they could learn how to play too. So, in order for them to learn, we had to go through the basics first. First we taught them how to turn on the controller and the PlayStation, and then taught them what different buttons were which on the controller. Then we had to show them what each individual button did, and how to control the players they were using during the game. It was a long, and sometimes frustrating process, but in the end it all worked out well.

Scientific Analysis Assignment

Alzheimer’s

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160831133555.htm

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

The research was about a new antibody that has been shown to reduce the effects of Alzheimer’s in the early stages.

2-      How many subjects were used in the experiment?

165 patients

3-      Was there a control group?

Yes

4-      How were the subjects chosen?

People that are in the early stages of Alzheimer’s

5-      What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

They gave them doses of Aducanumab, which is a new antibody, and it slows down the effects of Alzheimer’s. It  has been proven to trigger a meaningful reduction of harmful beta-amyloid plaques, which are protein deposits in the brain, and they are a sign of Alzheimer’s.

6-      How did the subjects react?

Their symptoms didn’t progress near as fast as the symptoms of those who weren’t given Aducanumab

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

Yes

Depression

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160816140655.htm

1-In one sentence, what was the research about?
The research was about linking depression in boys aged 10-12 to Bisphenal A, which is a chemical commonly found in plastics.
2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?
241
3- Was there a control group?
No
4- How were the subjects chosen?
They chose non-smoking pregnant women
5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?
They collected urine samples to the mothers and children to test the BPA levels in their systems, and then had them do an interview with a trained researcher about the symptoms of depression and anxiety
6- How did the subjects react?
They found that boys with more prenatal exposure to BPA had a higher chance for depression and anxiety than those who didn’t
 7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

Yes

Migraines

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160610140645.htm

1- In one sentence, what was the research about?
The research was about how a lack of vitamin D tends to cause migraines.
2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?
Doesn’t specify
3- Was there a control group?
No
4- How were the subjects chosen?
They chose people who were patients at the Cincinnati Children's Headache Center.
5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?
They ran tests to see what the subjects had in common with what they were taking in, and what they were lacking.
6- How did the subjects react?
They weren’t given any substances to make them react differently
7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected

Not available

Schizophrenia

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160812073654.htm

1- In one sentence, what was the research about?
The research was about how aerobic exercise can significantly help people who have schizophrenia.
2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?
385 patients
3- Was there a control group?
Yes
4- How were the subjects chosen?
They chose random patients with schizophrenia
5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?
He tested the effects of exercise with the severity of the symptoms of schizophrenia.
6- How did the subjects react?
Their symptoms lessened within 12 weeks of exercise.
7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

Yes the did

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem last weekend. It has been a hot topic lately. His action can be taken many different ways, and it has caused quite an outrage in the United States. Personally, I do not support his decision, and I definitely do not like the way he went about his actions.

Kaepernick’s reasoning for sitting is to “stand up for the black people and minorities who are oppressed”. He “isn’t going to stand up for a country and a flag that supports oppression and racism”. Some say that he is trying to be a voice for the voiceless. I don’t completely disagree with his motivation. I do think that are still some racial issues in the US that do need to be solved. However, deciding to disrespect this country and its flag is absurd. That action is disrespectful to everyone. It is disrespectful to all of the soldiers that fight for our country, and it is disrespectful to the people who take pride in our country. Although Kaepernick says he didn’t mean to disrespect the troops by his action, I don’t think it is okay.

Technically it is not against any rules or against any laws for him to sit during the national anthem. His first amendment rights mean that he can speak up if he wants to, and he can speak his mind and protest. If he wants to bring attention to the problems dealing with racism, I am not against that. But I am against him disrespecting this entire country and everyone in it. There are soldiers that are missing both legs, yet still stand in their wheelchair. Meanwhile, he is taking what he has for granted and he is giving nothing back to the country that has given him so much to be thankful for.  I think he should be more thoughtful and respectful to the country and everything that it stands for.