What Affects Emotional Quotient? 1. Address the following questions: a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? I had to overcome a couple of challenges throughout this inquiry project, but one that stuck with me the most was being orderly […]
What Affects Emotional Quotient? How can negative experiences affect emotional quotient? Having negative experiences can affect emotional quotient in a variety of different ways that are specific to how you deal with these emotions that you feel when having these experiences. If you deal with these emotions correctly, you may […]
Blog post #5 is about truly finding the final answer on how one develops phobias. When I started researching about phobias and basic information on it, I did not think I would find so many answers. My third and fourth blog posts were finding answers to where fears come from […]
How has consumerism affected the environment? In my previous research round, I looked into the effects that consumerism and the purchasing patterns that it has brought on have had on our psyche and the way we think. In this final research round, I will be discussing the environmental changes that […]
How has consumerism affected the way we think? In my previous research round, I discussed the definition of consumerism and provided a somewhat brief history of its meteoric rise in our modern world. In this research round, I will be touching on how this new, widespread economic ideology has shaped […]
“What Affects Emotional Quotient?” Effects of Emotional Quotient What does having low emotional quotient look like and lead to? Emotional quotient is used to understand and regulate your own moods and emotions, recognize how other people feel and empathize with them, solve problems and get your needs met, and influence […]
“What Affects Emotional Quotient?” Emotional quotient is the ability to understand others, communicate effectively, manage your emotions, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict [3]. This can affect us by driving our behaviour, which impacts our environment and other people [2]. There are four attributes that commonly define emotional quotient; self-management, which […]
What is consumerism and why has it become so widespread? Consumerism is the guiding force behind our modern economies. We base much of our lives on it, so much so that the public is no longer viewed as a group of humans, but rather consumers, solely existing to purchase more […]
1.) For my action project I am planning to do multiple oceanside cleanups in our community. I have organized to execute this action project for the first semester with a few other students in this class, Dorra J. and Itzel C.. In this way, we are able to multiply the […]
Hey everyone! Just to refresh anyone’s memory, or if some of you haven’t read my inquiry question introduction, the topic I have chosen for my inquiry project is: How does consumerism affect society and our planet? To me, this is an incredibly relevant and intriguing question for many reasons, the […]
“What affects emotional quotient?” Planned three steps of research: (1) Basic knowledge of emotional quotient What is emotional quotient? What is the difference between emotional quotient and intelligence quotient? Why is emotional quotient important? (2) Effects of emotional quotient What does having low emotional quotient look like and lead to? […]
My Inquiry question is, “How do we develop phobias?” As that question explains, my topic this semester is based on phobias and how we develop phobias. I personally have Cynophobia which is the fear of dogs. I have always wondered why people fear situations or things when to others those […]
How does consumerism affect society and our planet? This is a question of incredible interest for me because of how shockingly integral it is in our society. Recently, I have been watching quite a few documentaries and educational videos about economics (YouTube recommendations are weird). While I knew prior to […]
My inquiry question for this semester is “what affects emotional intelligence?” I decided to pick this question because I am interested in psychology and how the brain processes and stores information. Especially for emotional intelligence, I am thinking of researching about how the brain stores memories and how it learns […]
Hey Social Responsibility! Welcome to all new and returning students! It was great seeing a few familiar faces last Friday and a decent amount of new ones. My name is Victor Tenea and I live in Coquitlam. This is my third year in Social Responsibility/Butterfly Effect here at Dr. Charles […]
Hi, my name is Chantal Morales. I am 16 and attend Dr. Charles Best Secondary school. This is my third year in the french immersion program at Charles Best and my first year taking Social Responsibility. I have been wanting to join Social Responsibility since I got to this school […]
Hello everyone, my name is Karen Zoulau and I am in my second year of high school in Dr. Charles Best Secondary. COVID made time fly so fast, I still can’t believe that I graduated middle school. I understand that COVID has affected, and is still affecting everyone, but sometimes […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? Ironically, many of the challenges that I faced throughout the making of this inquiry project were to do with confirmation bias, one of the main points I brought up in my third […]
“Is Sleep Really That Important?” By: Karen Zoulau What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? I had a few challenges I had to overcome, but one that particularly stood out was the lack of images. I found it hard to […]
“Is Sleep Really that Important?” By: Karen Zoulau Many people feel as if they don’t get enough sleep at night. To solve this they constantly promise themselves that they will get more sleep in the future, but often this promise never happens. This is an occurring issue that almost […]
What makes certain people predisposed to believing conspiracy theories? If you have read my previous post, you will know that I have already researched why people are drawn to conspiracy theories. In that post, I mentioned that humans are drawn to and create conspiracy theories due in large part to […]
“Is Sleep Really that Important?” By: Karen Zoulau Have you ever wondered what happens to our bodies when we sleep? Let me explain. Our brain stores new information while we sleep [1], creating new space for new memories and deleting useless, old ones. Our nerve cells communicate with each other, […]
Why are people drawn to and create conspiracy theories? Conspiracy theories. In this current age, I would be quite confident saying that virtually everyone reading this knows what they are. Strange ideas, farfetched conclusions, “connect-the-dots” thinking. I would also be confident in saying that practically all of you reading this […]
“Is Sleep Really that Important?” By: Karen Zoulau Going 24 hours without sleep is one of the most harmful things you could do to your body. If you pull an all-nighter, you will be cognitively impaired [1]. Even going 17 hours without sleep can lead to poor judgement, poor memory […]
What are conspiracy theories and how can we identify false ones? Conspiracy theories are now all around us. The crazy notions, the absurd ideas, the disproven lies, together they help to plague our world, its people, and our understanding of it. While some may be planted as to confuse individuals […]
The steps I am planning to take in my inquiry project: First Post: Negative Effects of Sleeping Late and Having a Lack of Sleep What happens to your body if you don’t sleep for a whole day? What happens to your brain? What happens to your mood? Can you get […]
Inquiry Question: Is Sleep Really that Important? We all know that sleep is essential for living. Everyone has to sleep in order to avoid effects of sleep deprivation like fatigue, irritability and mood changes. In the now, I don’t feel like I have been getting a lot of sleep. I […]
Hey everyone! This semester of Social Responsibility I have chosen to undertake another inquiry project. The question I will attempt to answer this time will be: “Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?” I find this question incredibly interesting and exceedingly relevant today, judging by recent events, including, but not […]
Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? This is a question of great interest to me due in large part to current events. As many of you may know, this tumultuous period in our lives, also known as the COVID-2019 pandemic, has been filled to the brim with weird people […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? Many of my troubles throughout this inquiry project were linked with the difficult premise of the idea; like many have mentioned, it is never a tool’s fault that it is misused, it […]
“How Does Different Genres of Music Affect Different Living Beings?” How Does Music Affect Animals? By: Karen Zoulau Music seems to be just a human art form [1], but it is so much more. It gives strong effects on human brains [1] and can be a little addicting [1]. But […]
How has social media affected our communication skills and how we use them? In recent years, social media has changed many of the vital parts of being human – it has exploded in popularity and this change has been felt throughout nearly every facet of our lives, including our jobs, […]
How has social media affected our psyche? Like I mentioned in my first inquiry research round, social media has slowly transformed into an integral part of many of our lives. When we depend on social media applications to stay up-to-date on current events and with friends, as well as, for […]
What is social media and what is its history? Most of us probably know what social media is. Heck, it is likely that the majority of us use it on a daily basis. For those of us who might not know what social media is, or need a slight touchup […]
Inquiry blog #2 – ‘ Why are people attracted to cults?’ Hi everyone! My question is ‘ Why are people attracted to cults?’. This question is very interesting to me, as I do not know much about cults, and would like to learn more. I hope you all learn something from […]
Hi guys! As some of you may know I have chosen to do an inquiry project this semester of Butterfly Effect. My question this time around will be: “What are social media’s effects on society and the people within it?” This in an exceptionally intriguing question for me and was […]
1. ‘ Why are people drawn to cults?’ 2. I chose this question because I would like to learn more about human instincts and cults. I am very intrigued by such topics, but I have never done a assignment about the. I generally lean towards science and thought it would […]
Hey guys! I hope all of you are still doing now that we are a good few weeks into this strange time and I hope that at least some of you can gain some ideas of positive activities to do after reading my self-reflection! 1. What is something you did […]
