Wake Up Recursion

I really hate having dreams where I wake up in my dream and worry about the time. Then I wake up in real life. Of course other stuff happens in the dream so that I feel awake when I finally do wake up.

Toilet dreams are like that too. Typically, I'll search for a toilet, and I can use it as much as I want and still have to go. Sometimes there's something wrong with the toilet, like it's backed up full of water so I can't use it. I always chalk it up to my subconscious telling me to wake up and find a working toilet because I have to pee. I can't do it in my dream because then I would be peeing in my bed.

Maybe my waking dream is like that too. I need to wake up (not really though), so I keep waking up until I finally wake up in the right place.

Social Psych Notes

Free samples = sense of obligation
Here is a gift, make a donation
Hard to say no after a favor
Equivalance across cultures
Specialization; beneficial to society
Trade concessions possible because of reciprocity>>conflict resolution
Free loaders; moochers ~good, str. Socialized
Not based on liking
Norm of civility; "I am nice"
No eye contact, no reciprocity
Initiate and dictate terms
Perceptual contrast exp is relative
Small request seems even smaller
Third plan is the charm
Desire to be consistent, avoid cog. dissonance
Ruminate. Add reasons. Strengthen the decision.
Suicide notes study. Feed back. Cognitive bolstering.
Count on me.
Liking based on similarity
Mere exposure effect

Clowning Around

 

I've been having a lot of anxiety lately. I really hate missing deadlines, but I also hate going to the math empo. *Sigh* I've been trying to get my mind off of the test that I missed, so I'm here at the IS finishing some drawings. It's supposed to look all pixelly. I started drawing this the other day. I just got a chance to finish it today. I've got to run to a meeting now. I always feel so busy. It makes my head dizzy.

Someone Won't Let Me Die

It's kind of funny how life works out.

Yesterday something neat happened, but first I need to give a background story.

A few weeks ago or so, a guy was on trying to get on the bus on my morning ride to school. He only had a dollar, and for some reason, he couldn't let go of it. I had enough change to make change, but I guess he mistakenly thought I was giving him a quarter! He had a quarter as well. So he took my quarter, said thank you, and paid the fair. Oh well!

Then about a week ago, when I was going home from Torg, two girls were getting on the bus. It was raining.  One realized she completely left her Hokie passport in her room. I don't know where they were going, but I had enough change for the bus fair. Another four bits down the drain! Oh well.

Then when walking to Heather's room to meet her to go get ice cream, I saw something shining on the ground. At first I found one quarter. Then I found another. Then another. Then one more! I had found the three quarters that I lost, and gained one.

I laughed. It's kind of funny how money finds its way back to me. When Heather and I went for ice cream, she needed to borrow three quarters. Oh well! Easy come, easy go.

ELM

(I haven't been working on my blog as much as I like, but here's a new pic!)


ELI is a theory that helps us determine when attitudes about something will result in action (behavior). There are two routes to change attitudes based on two things: motivation and capacity. The central route is the "Gold standard" of change, while the peripheral route is temporary. Although the central route is the more desired, it is often more difficult to achieve than the peripheral route, which is why a lot of messages tend to use tactics that employ features that lead to the peripheral route. Sometimes, attitude changes are really only needed long enough for one event (voting?). So why put more effort once you get what you want? (I guess that's the thinking here.) The central route is where to go when more lasting change is needed. (Acceptance of gay and lesbian marriage?)

This graph illustrates how important two things are for agreement, personal relevance and speaker expertise.