My career in working with people is shit. I hate people. Really, I hate working so indepth with people, and their lives, that I get invested in finding them the resources they need to suceed. Then I get screamed at. Ugh.
I like plants, dirt, science and the ocean. Those things don’t ask for anything, nor do they scream at you. How do I make a living wage in one (or many of those things)? Srs though I’m open to suggestions. Ideas?
While we were waiting for the maintenance guy this afternoon, steven and I were inhaling waffle house cheesesteaks and McD sweet tea. My neighbor starts chatting us up and looks at the washer and dryer and asks us if we want any help. Fuck yeah, just sitting on a covered porch and getting to know the neighborhood.
I’m so excited about moving somewhere new. I crave working on my physical surroundings. Solving moving dilemmas is better than therapy. We spent 2 hours in the plumbing department of Lowe’s fitting random pieces together for our cheap make-shift desk and kitchen organizer thingey.
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quantumaniac:
The Candle Problem
Given a book of matches, a box of thumbtacks, and a candle, how can you fix the candle to the wall so that its wax won’t drip onto the table below?
See Answer Below
Pin the box to the wall, put the candle in the box, and light it.
In experiments, Gestalt psychologist Karl Duncker found that most subjects instead tried to pin the candle directly to the wall or to use melted wax to affix it there (neither worked). Duncker called this “functional fixedness” — a “mental block against using an object in a new way that is required to solve a problem.” In this case, subjects had “fixated” on the box’s function as a container, which prevented them from considering it as a platform. If the box was empty at the start of the experiment, they were more likely to find the correct solution.
In a 2000 study, psychologists Tim German and Margaret Defeyter found the 6- and 7-year-olds show signs of functional fixedness, but 5-year-olds appear immune to it: “Rather than taking into account only the properfunction of an object, they adopt and agents-goals view of function in which any intentional use of an object can be its function.”
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This answers all my questions about using things for what they aren’t meant for. [My practical example] Break the mold people!!!
I’m reblogging my art/recycling/organization blog because this appeals to both my organization and psych nerdidity.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2udy6rYfF1r2h5u7o1_r1_400.jpg)
The Candle Problem
Given a book of matches, a box of thumbtacks, and a candle, how can you fix the candle to the wall so that its wax won’t drip onto the table below?
See Answer Below
Pin the box to the wall, put the candle in the box, and light it.
In experiments, Gestalt psychologist Karl Duncker found that most subjects instead tried to pin the candle directly to the wall or to use melted wax to affix it there (neither worked). Duncker called this “functional fixedness” — a “mental block against using an object in a new way that is required to solve a problem.” In this case, subjects had “fixated” on the box’s function as a container, which prevented them from considering it as a platform. If the box was empty at the start of the experiment, they were more likely to find the correct solution.
In a 2000 study, psychologists Tim German and Margaret Defeyter found the 6- and 7-year-olds show signs of functional fixedness, but 5-year-olds appear immune to it: “Rather than taking into account only the properfunction of an object, they adopt and agents-goals view of function in which any intentional use of an object can be its function.”
This answers all my questions about using things for what they aren’t meant for. [My practical example] Break the mold people!!!
I’m reblogging my art/recycling/organization blog because this appeals to both my organization and psych nerdidity.
(Source: learningtheblues, via satansbuttcrack)
Jamie bunny was just now sitting in my lap while I pet him. He abruptly sat up and started eating his cecotrope while still sitting on me. As he was chowing down he dropped some on me.
So yeah, long story short, I just got shit on by my rabbit. This stuff is not nicely packaged bunny berries either; it’s … sticky.
#notokwiththis
#he’sstillgoddamnedcute
23 psych college grad. Newly discovered dominican, dealing with my own white wash. Doing the soical work thing for awhile. I have baby dreadies. I blog about gender, race issues, food, my pets, sex/sexuality, and people I know and meet.
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