I think that the concept that I learned in psychology that will be most important to me five years from now is either the concept of parenting styles of the concept of social influences on attraction. Five years from now I plan on being in grad school and continuing my degree. It is around this time that I will also hope to get married and start a family. First, I will need to meet someone that I want to spend the rest of my life with, which involves the social influences on interpersonal attraction. The major factors in a successful relationship are proximity, similarity, reciprocity, and physical attraction. With all of the school I will have to be doing, I have a feeling that it will be more difficult to find someone and be in a serious relationship with them. I have a feeling that once I am older, all the qualities will become more important and more relevant in my life. After that I plan on having a family, which is where the parenting styles will come into place. Learning about the various types of parenting styles really made me reflect on my childhood and evaluate what kind of parents mine were like. I like to think that I grew up okay and I know my parents did a wonderful job raising me. I don't know what kind of parent I'm going to be but this class has made me aware of the multiple different variations and will probably guide me in making important parenting decisions in the future.
Good points. I like how you related your two favorite topics and used those in your blog. I agree that this course has given me good ideas on what to look for and how to parent but I still don't necessarily know how I will turn out.
I think that this person made some very good points. I think that this class has taught me more about relationships and the different components involved. There is a lot more to a relationship than physical attraction and money, which I think is something that not everyone understands. Once people mature and understand this, it will be easier for people to find the right person for them. Parenting skills will come once we get to that point as well.
As others have stated, I also believe that you did a great job of intertwining the two subjects that most interested you and showing how one will later lead into the other. I also found that subject to be interesting, especially the relationship one. Those are things that you realize, subconsciously, but never really think about until someone points it out to you. A good, reflective post.
I like how you talked about both of these topics, especially since they flow together so perfectly. I also like how you stated what you hope to happen in the future; it is always good to have a plan! I agree that once you get older and mature, more important factors come into play when finding your significant other, and you begin to realize that these specific factors are exactly what it takes to live with a happy relationship.