Intelligence

This article that I am reading is about artificial intelligence and asking if it is possible to make a perfect intelligence system. They talk about all of the things that they will run into in the near future and what are some things that nature will have an effect on the system. He is also asking what happens if they succeed in my opinion if they can make a perfect intelligence system then they will be able to use it for many things. One of the problems the talk about is that with AI that there will be a massive unemployment up rise. Another problem with making something that is smarter then you is control. If the system is smarter than you, you might lose control the system because it will learn to control yourself and it will learn to not let you control it. To keep control of the system you can either put on the brakes on the project or prevent certain types of programs. Bill Gates said that if solving machine-learning problems would be worth ten Microsofts. The AI systems could possibly help make people with low intelligence smarter. With the AI systems it could help people learn more in different ways because everyone learns different ways with the AI system it could teach them in ways that they can learn. Some of the problems like can control could be like the movie War Games where a computer comes close to starting World War III. It took control of the nuclear weapons in the Soviet Union and was going to shoot them at the U.S. So AI system could help people and hurt people at the same time.

Gay couple court opinion

This situation is really hard to pick a side because both sides are expressing their rights. The gay couple has every right to sue this business because it is a form of discrimination. You could look at it like this the business could say that they are not going to film and person with dark skin it’s still discrimination weather it’s because your gay or the color of your skin. Then you can look at the business’s side that they have the right to refuse service to anyone that they want to. It may be a law in Minnesota that you can’t discriminate because of sex. I don’t know why you would sue someone because they denied their service to you because you are gay even if they would when the law suit then the company could just do a bad job so I don’t know why you wouldn’t just walk out and go find another place that would except a gay couple and do a good job. I can see the fact of them suing to advance gay rights, but I still think that it is a waste of time.

28th Amendment

If I could add another amendment this is what I would add.

28^th amendment – flag discrimination if you are caught disrespecting the flag in any way (stepping on it, burning it, spiting on it, etc.) you will get jail time or a fine.

1st Memory

My first memory I remember is when I was four I went and rode with my grandpa in the tractor planting beans. The reason I think it stays with me is because that is when I started wanting to be a farmer.

My first lie that I was when my mom asked who split the water everywhere and I blamed it on my brother Aaron. I don't know how old i was or why it stays with me.

2nd Amendment

1.       Summarize the amendment in 3 sentences or less.

The right to bear arms

2.       Prepare a cheat sheet describing the purpose and effects of the amendment.

The 2^nd amendment means that anyone in the united states has the right to bear arms.

3.       Define any vocabulary terms.

4.       Answer the following:

What is the historical background of this amendment why was it made?

·         It was made so that people could have guns so that they can protect themselves

·         It was also made so they could have their guns to go hunting

What does this amendment mean today?

·         Means that I can have my guns to protect myself

·         Means that I can have my guns to go hunting

Present examples of current issues involving this amendment.

·         Part of the government is trying to ban guns

Classical Conditioning

Unconditioned stimulus: Pretty women

Conditioned stimulus: Gold Bond lotion

Unconditioned response: Happy and excitement to pretty women

Conditioned response: Happy to Gold Bond lotion  

Mind and Body Articles

Marijuana associated with three-fold risk of death from hypertension.

1.      In one sentence, what was the research about?

The research is about how marijuana causes hypertension, which is abnormally high blood pressure.

2.      How many subjects were used in the experiment?

A group of people 20 years old and older

3.      Was there a control group?

Yes

4.      How were the subjects chosen?

Random

5.      What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

Took their blood pressure and asked if they smoked weed or cigarettes or both.

6.      How did the subjects react?

They answered the questions

7.      Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

Yes

For white middle class, moderate drinking is linked to cognitive health in old age.

1.      In one sentence, what was the research about?

This research is about how people younger than 85, if they drink moderately they will live to 85 without dementia or other cognitive problems.

2.      How many subjects were used in the experiment?

1,344

3.      Was there a control group?

Yes

4.      How were the subjects chosen?

At random

5.      What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

Looked at their life styles

6.      How did the subjects react?

The way they wanted them to

7.      Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

Yes

Methamphetamine use linked to heightened stroke risk in the young.

1.      In one sentence, what was the research about?

This research shows how high of a risk young people are at for getting a stroke from being on methamphetamine.

2.      How many subjects were used in the experiment?

98

3.      Was there a control group?

no

4.      How were the subjects chosen?

Anyone who had a stroke from meth under the age of 45

5.      What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

Got information from their stroke

6.      How did the subjects react?

They had a stroke

7.      Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

Yes

Eye test could help diagnose autism.

1.      In one sentence, what was the research about?

This research shows how a new eye test measures rapid eye movement and will be able to tell if a person has autism or not.

2.     How many subjects were used in the experiment

They don’t give a number of subjects

3.      Was there a control group?

Yes

4.      How were the subjects chosen?

People with and without autism

5.      What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

Told them to keep track of a visual target that moved all over the screen

6.      How did the subjects react?

How they were supposed to

7.      Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

yes

Journal 1

My personal reason for being in this class is because I have know idea what psychology is. The more I read about psychology on the internet the more I start to understand it and the more I get more interested in it. One reason I’m in this class is that the more I understand how people’s brain works and why they do things the way they do, the easier I will be able to understand people and that will make things easier for when or if I work with some one that I don’t get along with or someone that I don’t like. Hopefully by taking psychology I will better understand people’s emotion that will help a lot later on in life. I would like to own a business in life so the better I understand people the better I can do my job as the boss. What will be good about having you as the teacher is that when we bring up a real life event who will be able to teach us something about that event. The only thing that I don’t like is all the blogging. So I hope it will be fun learning about psychology in your class this year. 

Journal 1

1.       Free

2.       Expensive

3.       Being able to fix almost anything

4.       People not listening to me when I am right

5.       Boat mechanic

6.       Brain surgeon

7.       Handy, easygoing, average

8.       My personal reason for being in this class is learn how and why the brain works. It will be fun to study different groups of people and study why they do certain things. Another part of psychology is their behavior of different groups or people. The good thing about u being our teacher is that we talk more in to the subject that we r talking about.