Game Theory Reflection Blog

I think that the Nash Equilibrium is true. If you play a game and each other figure out their strategies the game become much more challenging.

With Game Theory it is very much true. Many head to head games such as hex rely on hoping the other player messes up on a turn.

Prisoner’s Dilemma is a thing that is used mostly by cops. It is a good strategy to get people to confess about a crime rather than having to go through an investigation that could take weeks.

 

The Serendip online interactive prisoner’s dilemma is a two choice corporate or compete game. After I played my first game, I have found out that every time I pick corporate we get the same amount. But if I pick compete most times I will get more coins that Serendip will get.

 

In history: biologist used it to formulate the idea of evolutionary stability.

In government: The Government Shutdown

In economics: during international trade

Related to sociology: shows how these work in everyday situations

Related to psychology: shows how the mind reacts to certain situations

In your everyday life: deciding whether to eat at school or somewhere else

 

I thought that these activities helped explain the game theory. The game was more exciting when the groups did not know what the other group picked till the end. This game let you figure if people in the groups were greedy for money or wanted to be honest and have both teams make lots of money.

 

I would rate the activities a 9. The only thing I could think of for improvement is not let the group think that winning is most important in the practice activity.

Inkblot Thoughts

I do think that Rorschach Inkblot test could work for diagnosing people with schizophrenia, but I do not think that this test would work to diagnose people with any other kind of mental problem. Although today I think that there are different and better ways of diagnosing people with schizophrenia. Today we have machines that can scan the brain and now they could tell if they have a mental problem by looking into the brain from the scan. On the first inkblot plate I saw a fox. The evaluation sheet said that seeing any kind of animal could mean that you are a little paranoid. I am pretty sure that I am not at all paranoid. Other people in the class seen things in other inkblots and the results said that they had schizophrenia or mental defects. I do not believe that the people that got those results do have any of those mental problems. I do not think that you would have to do a test to see if a person had schizophrenia or mental defect and problems. I think that you would be able to tell just by how they act and learn. In the past the inkblot was the only test used but now I think it is out of date from the technology today.

Classical Conditioning

Unconditioned stimulus- The golden M or theme song  

Conditioned stimulus- McDonalds

Unconditioned response- Hungry when you see the golden M

Conditioned response- When you are hungry go to McDonalds

Teaching someone how to do something

During golf practice I taught some kids how to putt properly. Last year in golf we gained new kids that wanted to learn how to golf or wanted to get better. So I helped them with their putting. During practice I went and got out the practice putting green. Then I grabbed the putter to show them how to hold and swing the club. Then I had them see if they could hold the putter like I told them to. Then they took turns using the practice green, while I helped them out individually with getting the correct power. When I was done teaching them they were able to make seven out of ten of their putts into the hole.

Introduction to Psychology

 

What is your favorite word? Winning

 What is your least favorite word? Okay

 What one thing do you like about your life? Gaming ability

 What one thing do you not like about your life? My Height

 What profession would you like to attempt? Graphic Designer   

 What profession would you never attempt? Doctor

 What 3 words describe you? Gamer, Quiet, Short

 

In psychology I would like to learn why people behave the way they do and what caused it. How emotions affect people and the people around them. I would like to learn things on what gives people emotions and their behavior. How behavior affects the way people act around you and the way you act. The different ways that you can change someone’s behavior. How your parents behavior can form your behavior as you grow up. Does your behavior affect the type of friends that you make. Can you emotions and behavior get you into doing bad things, such as breaking the law.

Learning about Ebola

I have learned quite a bit of things with this Ebola project. I found out that the main strategy that our class discovered was to get rid of Ebola by quarantining the people that have it till they no longer have it or have died from it. I think that there are many other ways that are better and that the government is preparing a strategy incase an outbreak were to happen in the United States. I never knew that the Ebola virus started from the fruit bat and that it can spread from many different animals. I also did not know that Ebola has been around Africa for a long time, and wonder why it all of a sudden broke out. I do not think that Ebola will break out in the United States and I think in the next couple of years that Ebola will be controlled and almost gone. I think that it spread quickly in West Africa, because they are a third world country and do not have as good of a health and medical care as other countries. If they did have better care I think that they would have contained it before it did break out.

Globalization and Ebola

Ebola is a major virus that is affecting the world. It is even affect countries that do not have any sight of the Ebola virus in their country. Most people do not realize that the chances of getting the Ebola virus is extremely slim, unless you are in West Africa. Many people in the world are preparing for the outbreak in their country. They are buying hazmat suits to protect them from getting the Ebola virus. Although it is a good thing for all countries to know about this disease and to start taking precautions, like screening people that are coming into the country. The countries government does need to tell people not to worry a lot about this, so people do not get to worked up and take thing to an extreme measure. The people do need to know what the symptoms are of this virus, so if they were to get it they would know and be able to get medical attention right away. Since a cure for this virus has not yet been made countries have to get together and figure out a cure to stop this disease, in case it were to spread and break out in other countries.

10 facts that stick out

 

1. Republican get more money from health care companies
2. Republicans get more money from the health care companies for campaigning.
3. The health care contributed a lot in 2012.
4. Medical products are the top industry lobbying on health by more than double than anything else.
5. Every election year gets more money from the health care companies.
6. The top people getting money from health care companies are mostly republicans.
7. Lobbying is always going up each year.
8. Lot of money is giving by individual contributors.
9. In 2008 the democratics were getting double of what republicans were in the senate.
10. Over all democratics have gotten a lot less money given to them that the republicans.