t interesting. But I knew something about that from psych class and the topic of why people become evil is sort of depressing to study for a month. I looked at the blue sheet for more ideas and noticed the topic about celebrities. After doing a little research it turns out there's psychology involved in why we love celebrities. There is actually stuff going on in our unconscious which is part of the reason we cannot wait to see our favorite show each week. Why we love gossip magazines, finding a picture of celebrities without makeup to see if they are as human as we are, and at the same time worshiping their A-list lifestyle. And it turns out this idea of celebrity started way before TV and the media craze that goes on today. Also, this week I found a book that is right on target with what I was looking for. Basically no speed bumps yet so somethings bound to happen soon.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
a good start
What was hardest for me was finding something I will actually be interested in studying. I knew I wanted to do something that had to do with psychology, but that is such a huge topic that I didn't know where to begin. Mr. Bolos suggested that I watch the Ted talks and I found the Zimbardo prison experimen
t interesting. But I knew something about that from psych class and the topic of why people become evil is sort of depressing to study for a month. I looked at the blue sheet for more ideas and noticed the topic about celebrities. After doing a little research it turns out there's psychology involved in why we love celebrities. There is actually stuff going on in our unconscious which is part of the reason we cannot wait to see our favorite show each week. Why we love gossip magazines, finding a picture of celebrities without makeup to see if they are as human as we are, and at the same time worshiping their A-list lifestyle. And it turns out this idea of celebrity started way before TV and the media craze that goes on today. Also, this week I found a book that is right on target with what I was looking for. Basically no speed bumps yet so somethings bound to happen soon.
t interesting. But I knew something about that from psych class and the topic of why people become evil is sort of depressing to study for a month. I looked at the blue sheet for more ideas and noticed the topic about celebrities. After doing a little research it turns out there's psychology involved in why we love celebrities. There is actually stuff going on in our unconscious which is part of the reason we cannot wait to see our favorite show each week. Why we love gossip magazines, finding a picture of celebrities without makeup to see if they are as human as we are, and at the same time worshiping their A-list lifestyle. And it turns out this idea of celebrity started way before TV and the media craze that goes on today. Also, this week I found a book that is right on target with what I was looking for. Basically no speed bumps yet so somethings bound to happen soon.
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