Research is a very important aspect in society. What would we do if research never existed? Humans would have no knowledge of anything or anyone around them. We research the past to inform ourselves about the present and the future. Research allows us to find cures, solve problems, and to prevent problems from happening in the future.
I read an article called "Mondays Are Not As Depressing As You Think." After the weekend goes by, you end up in school on Monday usually tired and not wanting to be there. Many people think their moods are the best on Friday and Saturday mornings and the worst on Mondays. This study showed that on average a person's mood remained the same throughout the week. This result showed memory bias which meant that when people think of Mondays, stereotypically they think they are depressing. Therefore they recall the worst Monday they have had. When they think of the weekend, stereotypically they think of the most memorable and exciting weekend. I think this is very true that you have a fun weekend and dread Monday even though nothing bad is on Mondays.
One thing I learned is that critical thinking examines the assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions. We use critical thinking everyday for all situations. Some people need to use smarter critical thinking skills. Another thing I learned is that an independent variable is the factor in an experiment being studied and the dependent variable is the outcome factor that could change in response to the independent variable. The last thing I learned in this chapter is how our cultures can shape our behaviors. The ideas, behaviors, traditions, and attitudes in a person's culture have a definite influence from one generation to the next.
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That article sounds really interesting, and I think you're right. Mondays really aren't that bad, usually. If I have three-day weekend with no school on Monday, Tuesday usually feels like Monday. That's just because I'm tired from an exciting weekend and I don't want to wake up early and do work.
ReplyDeleteI also believe that Mondays are stereotyped. A Monday is no different than any other day! Besides for school, but we also have school on T, W, Th, and Friday. So in my mind, those days are all equally depressing. :)
ReplyDeleteThat article sounds like it was very interesting. We do see Mondays and the worst day of the week and are so happy when the weekend finally comes. I also thought it was interesting how our cultures shape out behaviors. We notice different things about different people according to their culture and we stereotype them with what we assume is true.
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