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Most notable thing I found in this chapter was how language was painted to be indistinguishable from magic because it’s a sophisticated technology. This immediatly made me think that lexicographers were like magicians with incredible power. And that led me to believe that I could roleplay as a Lexicographer if I ever play a Dungeons…

Cognition and Perception This chapter was a bit underwhelming to be honest. Maybe it’s because I already knew culture had an impact especially on our perception. Regardless, I was a bit disillusioned that I couldn’t find anything about aesthetic perception. I always felt like one of the best ways to explore culture is through authentic…

First week of this term, the most fun part of this class was to ask “could x be culture?” I remember asking could the nuclear family have a culture, or occupations, or maybe places like coffee shops or whatever. It was this part about first-gen college students in the first chapter I asked if being…

This was the week I was very excited for. I really love cultural psychology, and I definitely want to pursue research about emotions in the future so combining both of them was very euphoric for me. However, and probably because I had the discussion leadership this week, both the chapter and the article was very…

This week, I loved the initial idea of research being a Necker Cube in the chapter. This was a very clear metaphor for me, so I think it’s an excellent starting point to think about cultural research. In the previous weeks, I always tried to think about how my personal experience about my culture could…

Introduction Last week, when I said neuroscience is boring, I didn’t mean I wasn’t thankful for it. It is just that I am bored by it because I am resistant to clear-cut definitions. And I am resistant to them because there is nothing personal about measuring what neurons fire where. It seems like only a…

This week’s chapters were literally all I asked for. While reading, my mind was occupied with questions all the time. I had a feeling that cultural psychology was going to be fun but I had no idea it was going to be mindblowing and addicting. Throughout the week I couldn’t stop thinking about everything from…