Watch out for this impressive new artist. B.o.B aka Bobby Ray, a rapper from Atlanta is a super talented individual. B.o.B can rap, he can sing, he can produce great beats, he’s also a multi-instrumentalist (including trumpet, guitar, piano and so on). Last but not least, he makes his own genius and meaningful lyrics. What [...]
Archive for April, 2010
28 Apr
Concept 5: Cognitive Evaluation Theory
There are 2 types of rewards: Extrinsic reward: Rewards that comes from the outside, such as money, presents or praise. Intrinsic reward: Self-granted rewards, such as you feeling proud of yourself. Cognitive Evaluation Theory simply says that if you add an extrinsic reward to a behavior that was done by a person who already feels [...]
23 Apr
Concept 4: Selective Perception
Perception: how a person interpret their impression to give meanings to an event. Selective perception: People only see what they want to see. What they want to see is also based on their own interests, background, and experience. We all do that, we all judge other people and events based on many other factors, while [...]
20 Apr
Kings of Leon Concert
I just bought tickets to go see a Kings of Leon concert in Spokane, Washington. They’re a big band, so yeah, their tickets were sort of expensive. It’ll be well worth it though, I just know it. I’ll probably try to upload my own Kings of Leon video from their concert. Oh and they’re coming [...]
17 Apr
Concept 3: Delay of Gratification
Delay of Gratification is the ability of a person to wait for what he/she really wants in life. A study performed by Walter Mischel in Stanford University involved 4-year-old kids and their ability to get what they really really want: marshmallows. So basically, each kid was put in a room, with 1 marshmallow. They can [...]
15 Apr
Coffee Hour
SDSU offers a social event called Coffee Hour every Friday. New food representing different countries is up every week. I dont really know why its called “Coffee Hour” while its serving mostly food. The word “coffee hour” just sounds like an old British “tea party” for me. It might confuse a lot of people. Anyways, [...]
12 Apr
Las Vegas… just for the heck of it
I’ll start off by admitting I didn’t have the “usual fun,” or the “wildness” that most people come to Vegas for. I was just there to help my buddy pick up a car he just bought and drive back to San Diego with him. We stayed at his family’s house, had lots of food. The [...]
9 Apr
Concept 2: Reinforcement vs. Punishment
As many of us know from Psychology 101, or even way earlier than that, that reinforcement always outworks punishment. There was an activity in my class the other day. Class activities are rare, especially in university since all the material are often serious, plus class capacity and time don’t allow many activities. Anyway, two volunteer, [...]
7 Apr
Big April
Awesome events are happening in April. It’s my mom’s birthday coming up, she’s turning 48. I secretly bought her a fancy purse. My dad is holding on to it and he’s gonna give it to her exactly on her birthday. Oh and five days before that is me and my girlfriend’s 6 months “monthiversary.” How [...]
5 Apr
Cracked Up Windshield
I was on the way to school the other day on I-8 going East. I was on the highway, and so was the other huge butt truck, which eventually kicked a small stone up on my windshield. The chip is only a size of a quarter, plus it’s only in the lower left corner of [...]
