Self-assessment of success in learning ESP

· Writing a summary. While reading a text it's very important

to understand the most essential things and the motif of the text.

So writing a summary was a really good exercise to improve my skills in doing this. I think that my purpose in this task was quite good.
· Writing comprehension tests on modules in psychology. Following test was very good for my vocabulary. I have learnt a lot of new words in psychology that will be needful in the future I think.
· Making power point presentations. This task was the most interesting for me and I really enjoyed doing it. I liked searching information about the theme I’m interested in and after that sharing it with others.
· Impromptu speaking in class. I think it’s the most needful thing in learning ESP. We all should know how to tell our minds, express feelings. I found it slightly difficult at first for me but now I feel better about this.
· Performance in listening practice. Listening gives an opportunity to learn the pronunciation, so it’s a really important part in learning ESP better. Unfortunately it’s quite difficult for me. So maybe I should do some listening practice by my own.
· Writing contributions to e-portfolio (weblog). While writing contributions I improved my writing skills. I wanted that the contributions would be interesting to read so it took a long time for me to write them.

Learning EPS

What is the most effective way to learn ESP (English for Specific Purpose)? All of us have different approach about it. But I think there are three main things in learning ESP.

Reading
We should try to read more literature in English. It would improve our knowledge of language, broaden vocabulary and give opportunity to know more about our specialty and thing, we are interested in.

Listening
Other important thing is listening. It’s very good in learning pronunciation. Also we could find out new phrases, which could be necessary for us while communicating.

Speaking
I think it’s the most needful thing in learning ESP. We all should know how to tell our minds, express feelings. Without speaking we wouldn’t be able to communicate with others. The more we’ll speak, the easier it would be.

To sum up, success of learning ESP depends on everyone personally. So be reasoned, patient and you will do it!

Psychology of laughter

Laughter is an audible expression, or appearance of merriment or happiness, or an inward feeling of joy and pleasure. It’s a part of human behavior regulated by the brain. Laughter helps humans clarify their intentions in social interaction and provides an emotional context to conversations. Laughter is used as a signal for being part of a group — it signals acceptance and positive interactions with others. Laughter is sometimes seemingly contagious, and the laughter of one person can itself provoke laughter from others as a positive feedback.

Why do we laugh?

Common causes for laughter are sensations of joy and humor, however other situations may cause laughter as well.
A general theory that explains laughter is called the relief theory. Sigmund Freud summarized it in his theory that laughter releases tension and "psychic energy". This theory is one of the justifications of the beliefs that laughter is beneficial for one's health. This theory explains why laughter can be as a coping

mechanism for when one is upset, angry or sad.

Laughter therapy

Laughter, it's said, is the best medicine. And there's lots of

evidence that laughter does lots of good things for us.

Laughter dissolves tension, stress, anxiety, irritation, anger, grief, and depression. After a hearty bout of laughter, you will experience a sense of well-being.
Medical researches have found that laughter boosts the immune system.
Laughing is aerobic, providing a workout for the diaphragm and increasing the body's ability to use oxygen.
Belly laugh results in muscle relaxation. While you laugh, the muscles that do not participate in the belly laugh, relaxes. After you finish laughing those muscles involved in the laughter start to relax.
Laughter can provide good cardiac conditioning especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercises.
Frequent belly laughter empties your lungs of more air than it takes in resulting in a cleansing effect – similar to deep breathing.
Experts believe that laughter can reduce pain and aid the healing process. For one thing, laughter offers a powerful distraction from pain.
Humor helps integrate both hemispheres of our brain, for the left hemisphere is used to decipher the verbal content of a joke while the right hemisphere interprets whether it is funny or not.
Humor brings the balance we need to get through the turbulence of life comfortably.
A sense of humor can help you accept the inevitable, rise to any challenge, handle the unexpected with ease, and come out of any difficulty smiling.

Perhaps, the biggest benefit of laughter is that it is free and has no known negative side effects.
So laugh as much as you can and share your humor with others!!! :)

Psychology of shopping

Shopping is a major leisure activity for most people. If you ask anyone most of them would say the same.

Going to a store and buying could be really entertaining and joy giving but unfortunately just for a very short period of time because not the bought item but the process of buying is the one that brings it.

In addition, customers generally want to have as many options as possible but at the same time want to be able to decide what to buy as easily as possible. That’s where the market can play certain role. There are plenty ways to affect potential shoppers. All prices in the retail markets are for example 5.99 Lt to make the item look cheaper that it really is. Also products identified by the retailer as impulse buys are placed at the ends of aisles. Due to some occasions salesmen use various discount tricks to make customers believe that they are getting cheap prices and the goods of reasonable quality.

In conclusion, the heads of markets found the happy medium of an optimal size of the store where consumers are spending the largest amounts of money buying the largest number of products.

Robert S. Feldman
Introduction to psychology
Analytical summary


“Understanding psychology” is the book written by Robert S. Feldman and “Introduction to psychology” is the first theme of this book. The theme includes three modules in which author try to introduce us to science of psychology.

In Module 1 Feldman gives the definition of psychology and describes it as a science. Also author introduce us with the subfields of psychology, gives the short descriptions of the major specialties. Furthermore, Feldman mentions some areas where psychologists could work.

Module 2 tells about the origins of psychology. Author mentions some famous psychologists, who have made substantial contribution to psychology. Moreover Feldman describes the major approaches in contemporary psychology.

In Module 3 Feldman speaks about psychology’s key issues and controversies. Author gives an example how culture, ethnicity and race could influence behavior. Furthermore, Feldman mentions some factors about psychology’s future.

In conclusion, psychology is a still growing science’s branch, so there is a lot of issues and controversies in it. Speaking about psychology’s future, author supposes that necessity of psychologists will grow.

My future profession

I haven’t chosen the subfield of psychology I would like to work yet. But maybe the most interesting for me would be industrial/organizational psychology. It’s a subfield which is concerned with the scientific structuring of organizations and work to improve the productivity and quality of people’s life at work. For many people, time at work accounts a very large chunk of them lives. That’s why the field of industrial/organizational psychology is certainly a very needful. Psychologists have to communicate with people, observe the environment. The main attention they give to workers. Traditionally, industrial/organizational psychologists have focused on understanding individual behavior and experience in organizational settings. The most important thing they have to do - to produce solutions to problems in the workplace.