Psychology Questionnaire

Part I 1. It seems like the more a person goes to church, the more they accept the idea of torture (Thistlethwaite, 2009).When looking at the Savior, Jesus, this is a religious figure demonstrating the virtue of forgiveness. Jesus did not condone violence even when Peter was arrested. Yet, how does the church allow such violence in approving of torture? Remmel’s “Personality and Politics” describes personality as involving “the investigation of individual differences, both differences across individuals and the manifestation of those differences within individuals.

Certainly, such an approach holds a great deal of interest for political scientists studying the beliefs and behaviors of individuals” (Remmel, 2016). When looking at the politics of torture, it means that certain efforts must be made to acquire something important, like information. The article on torture notes that white evangelical Protestants are the most likely to accept torture for the overall ‘good’. They believe suspected ‘terrorists’ should be handled accordingly in such a way that would maintain the safety of those affected.

The definition given for torture is: “any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person” (Thistlethwaite, 2009). When Jesus Christ died for the sins of humanity, Jesus did so while enduring excruciating pain. This torture was justified in that, it was done to save humankind from Original Sin. Therefore, to be a Christian is to suffer.

Why would a terrorist escape this ‘extreme suffering’ in the eyes of some Christians? Henceforth, it makes sense that people according to their personalities and how they were raised, believe torture is part of life and torture can be used on those that present as a threat to their world (Remmel, 2016). It may seem cruel to many, but that is how they were taught according to their beliefs. 2. Denial is a complex process that involves the removal of one or more components.

“…when individuals deny the emotional component of an experience- for example, the fear, pain, and anger of childhood punishment- the meaning of the concept abuse is lost, and the person has great difficulty accepting or understanding information relating to such abuse” (Milburn, Conrad, & Milburn, 1998, p. 40). During the Trump Administration, many of his supporters are in denial of what is happening thanks to the new changes implemented by this administration.

For example, the separation of families to detract illegal immigration and the support of Trump fans for this action shows the level of denial supporters have for the suffering of this specific population. The supporters remove the emotional component and simply peg the parents of the illegal children as criminals that deserve such punishment for illegally crossing the border. They cease seeing illegals or asylum seekers as people, and instead, see them as deserving of such policy changes.

“Such emotionally based policies can interfere with our capacity to effectively and humanely confront many problems our nation faces. The lessons of affect displacement go beyond childhood experiences of punishment” (Milburn & Conrad, 2016, p. xxiii). When there is a lack of empathy for specific groups because it feels like it is emotionally acceptable to act this way, many then go on to continue or worse their lack of empathy. The United States is undergoing a shift towards ideals set forth by the Trump Administration.

Emotionally, people have begun manifesting apathy and ignorance towards specific issues (Milburn & Conrad, 2016). What this means for the county is unknown. However, it is important to see and understand the effect politics and politicians can have on the general public and on the identity of a nation. Part II. 1. Tetlock is a theorist who published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and ten books. His research program explored five overall themes. One theme provides insight into answering this question, “the concept of good judgment”.

Connie Chung’s sound bite reveals that idea that terrorism is all too familiar, it is reoccurring, and that people should expect it in the future because it is a part of society now. Tetlock detailed in one of his books, the idea that extremized forecasting not only was desired by the masses, but that forecaster could see major gains from it. “But regular forecasting teams weren’t as good at sharing information.

As a result, we got major gains when we extremized them” (Tetlock & Gardner, 2015, p. 123). Herein lies that motivation behind such extreme words. As Tetlock explains, it is part of a old and effective means of influencing the masses. “The usual solutions are those the Kennedy administration implemented after the Bay of Pigs invasion-bring in outsiders, suspend hierarchy, and keep the leader’s views under wraps” (Tetlock & Gardner, 2015, p. 140). When people expect something bad will happen, they are more prone to act in specific ways.

This might let certain policies pass that otherwise would not. Partisan political reasoning for example, may aim to show more terrorist activity or ramp up what terrorist activity can be found and push for partisan objectives like an increased military budget. These actions demonstrated by specific use of vocabulary during newscasts, shows how layered and complex the manipulation is. Politics are not simply performed when politicians give speeches. Rather, it is behind what people see as a normal, emotional reaction. 4. PTSD is a great means of conceptualizing classical conditioning.

“In the classical conditioning model, the traumatic stimulus (unconditioned stimulus) has induced an intense unpleasant reaction of fear, helplessness, or horror” (Cicchetti & Cohen, 2006, p. 364). When the Bush ad with the revolving door first appeared to Americans, it aimed to show how damaging Dukakis’ prison furlough policy was to Americans. The ad mentioned how hundreds of prisoners escaped and have committed additional crimes like rape. This ad shows through a conditioned fear response, the need to change specific policies.

Clearly the ad was one-sided not demonstrating the positive effects of such a policy. However, regardless of how one-sided the message was, it was clearly effective in implementing change. Now, the United States is one of the countries with the densest prison population. When emotions are manipulated through conditioning such as seen through the black and white video of.