Author: d.maciejaszek

For my Introductory Psychology class (PSY 1001), my professor, David Sitt has required that we participate in 5 hours worth (1 hour=1 credit) of psychological studies. These studies range from participating in online surveys to being a part of an experiment in a lab setting. Participating in these studies are vital to the development of my budding career because not only do they allow me to contribute to the field that I intend to become part of by being a direct test subject but they also allow me to better understand the experiments, surveys, and more that I may one day find myself organizing.

The surveys themselves typically aren’t that interesting but occasionally approach interesting hypothetical situations. They are mostly related to business (as to be expected from Psychologists graduating from a business school), but could also be related to situations that aren’t necessarily related to business. For example, one of the surveys mentioned groups which, while found in a business setting, are also found outside of business and jobs. The survey itself explored my general background and thoughts as well as how much I appreciated the most recent group I worked with. Another survey explored how we make decisions on who to be leader and who to be part of a group based only on their age, experience, and gender. The survey featured you dragging “Leader” to 1 out of 6 boxes and “Group Member” to 1 out of 6 boxes 3 different times.

Besides the surveys, there is also lab experiments. While I have yet to participate in a lab experiment myself, I have signed up for one and expect to attend it for 4 hours this Monday (11/27/17). The requirements for the experiment was for me to have normal (or corrected to normal) vision and no existing addictive disorders. I am personally excited to participate in and find out what this experiment is about.

The Baruch Library is a common place for me to spend my 2 hour breaks on Wednesdays. It is a place I use for a plethora of reasons. I could catch up on my rest by sleeping, which is typically what I do considering I have to wake up at 6:30 on Wednesday to get to my classes on time. Another thing that isn’t uncommon for me to do is to catch up on my work through the use of my laptop, the library’s computer facilities, the printers, and the easily accessible information. Getting work done in the 2 hours you have before class isn’t that difficult with the help of the library. In fact, doing a 2 page paper during Library time isn’t difficult whatsoever considering the resources, peace, and time available. Getting work done before class isn’t difficult whatsoever in the Library. The best thing about the library is the fact that most anything you think can help you regarding academics and reading can be found easily there. From something so simple as a stapler to a laptop to go, you can easily find whatever comes to your mind that could help you with your classes.

I have yet to do some things in Baruch’s Library that I probably should look into doing someday. This includes borrowing books, exploring beyond the 3rd floor, and using the scanners. The Library is likely a place that I will continue to visit for a plethora of reasons. Whether I am in the mood to read a book, looking to borrow a book, do some research, print some papers, use my laptop, sleep, or even staple some papers, the Library is the place for me to go. There is just too many reasons to use the Library that it would be foolish not to do so.

I decided to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday because I was in need of a place to do my blog post on. I went around some of the exhibits and most notably seen some armour and weapons from older Islamic culture, some art from preschool to grade 12 students, and some art from the gilded age. The feeling of walking from exhibit to exhibit was rather unique, like moving through different eras of history. I saw many wonderful works of art depicting struggles, victories, and even simple day to day life. Browsing the museum was a quick way to gain an appreciation for other cultures and history in a short frame of time as well as appreciate the events of the modern day. Browsing a museum is something I’d recommend everyone do at least once every 5 years to refresh their appreciation of the world around them, its history, and its cultures. However, unless you are a lover of art, I wouldn’t recommending going to the museum very often as it is likely to become boring. I probably won’t be visiting another museum myself until at least a year passes.

Personally, I appreciate listening to music more than I appreciate looking at art. However, this is not to take away from the value of witnessing and appreciating art, but rather to demonstrate that I would rather go see a live performance of music than go through a museum. There are similarities between art and music. The most simple similarity is the fact that they are both forms of art. While one makes its home in the vibrations in the air, the other makes its home in physical space. Another similarity is that they both can be historical artifacts. Yet another similarity is the fact that they are both most commonly utilized so as to create an expression of one’s innermost feelings.