1. Full name: IGNATIUS JEE SHAO IANG
Student ID Number: 0320069
Group Session: Monday 2-4pm
Subject: Psychology PSY30203
Course: FNBE AUGUST INTAKE
Submission Date: 26/4/2015
2. Monday 20/4/2015 9pm
ENTRY 1 - Social Facilitation and Social Loafing
In 1898 Norman Triplett noted that competitive cyclists
performed better during races than during solo rides.
There are subsequent researches confirming that a
welllearned performance is enhanced in the presence of
others. I found out that this theory applies to me in my
daily life as well. Whenever I swim alone in the pool, I
tend to be more relax and might go slower at my own
pace. But as soon as other swimmers enter the pool to
swim, I find myself swimming faster and naturally trying
to compete with others. From this I can conclude that
social facilitation tends to trigger our competitive edge.
In 1883 Max Ringelmann conducted a study from which
he concluded that an individual’s performance actually
gets worse in the presence of others. This concept
applies to me as well. When the lecturer assigns group
assignment to me and 5 other friends, social loafing
tends to make it likely that I would put less effort into that
particular assignment. That is because we might
assume that others might just take care of it. But what if
it is an individual task? I might just plan ahead and put a
100% effort into it. This clearly shows the social loafing
tendency of me.
3. Tuesday 21/4/2015 10pm
ENTRY 2 - Self-efficacy
What is self - efficacy? It basically means our belief in
your ability to achieve certain goals. Albert Bandura
(1977) states that people with high self-efficacy see
difficult tasks as challenges. Whereas for people with
low self-efficacy, they see difficult tasks as something to
be avoided. This theory applies to me as well especially
when I am doing my foundation year. This course has a
lot or work load, we have to finish all our assignments on
time and of course all of them are not easy. Even though
it is not easy, I see all this as a challenge to improve
myself. I take this as a training for me to manage time. I
strongly believe that once I am able to get myself
through, I would be a better me not only in academic but
also daily life.
4. Wednesday 22/4/2015 3pm
ENTRY 3 - Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Self – fulfilling prophecy is the predictions that cause
themselves to come true. It happens when a person
"becomes" the stereotype that is held about them. This
occurs to me in my everyday life. When I was a kid, I
lean how to swim and go for swimming training every
weekend. When the first time the teacher want us to
swim across the pool with a length of 50 meters, I
immediately tell myself I cannot make it. Therefore I am
the only one who don’t make it through. On the following
week, I decided to give it a try since everyone made it
through. I tell myself I can make it, I forced myself and
finally I manage to swim across the pool. It wasn’t that
hard.
5. Thursday 23/4/2015 8pm
ENTRY 4 - The Halo Effect
The halo effect is a type of cognitive bias in which our
overall impression of a person influences how we feel
and think about his or her character. When I heard about
this theory, I immediately think of an example which
happens in real life. The Halo Effect can be explained
through my impression against my class wrap. Since I
perceive him as an intelligent and kind guy, I tend to see
him as a successful man. Besides, halo effect also
occurs when I walk alone on the street. When I saw old
citizens who is bare feet and dirty, I immediately
perceive them as a pity individual and they might be
homeless.
6. Friday 23/4/2015 9pm
ENTRY 5 - Observational Learning
Observational learning means that watching others
(models) engage in behaviours and then repeating
those actions (Albert Bandura). This theory can be apply
in my daily life as well. For example, today’s Culture and
civilisation play. In this assignment we are required to
have a play of the France Revolution. I am playing the
role of the French King, King Louis XVI. Initially I don’t
know who to bring out the characteristics of the
character. Therefore I start watching movie of the
French revolution. From there I learn the ‘pattern’ of the
king. I am happy to say that I get to know how the king
should be act, and the performance was quite a satisfied
one.
