when the id strikes...

Three examples of behavior directed by the id:

1. On the second episode, Ben purposely kicks Russell (from the Galu tribe) to trip him during the challenge. Even though Jeff warned the contestants that any cheap shot would result in getting kicked out of the challenge, Ben took direction from his id, and gave into the aggressive impulse.

2. Also on the second episode, the Foa Foa tribe's Russell decided that he wanted to find the Immunity Idol. He listened to his id and searched the entire camp for the Idol, ultimately finding it in a tree.

3. In the first episode, Russell (Foa Foa) revealed that he wanted to make the Survivor experience as miserable as possible for his teammates. Despite what his superego should have told him to do, Russell, listening to his id, dumped out the water from all of their canteens and burned some of their socks.

I can't believe Mike and Betsy are both gone, and the Foa Foa tribe is already down three members! I think Ben should have left, because Betsy was so much more respectful and sincere, and Ben is so uncaring. After being kicked out of a challenge, completely disregarding Yasmin's irritation, and hammering with a machete in the middle of the night for no reason, he deserved to go.

Second Impressions!

My second impression of Mick is better than my first, because he seems to have a good personality and acts more normal than I expected from reading his Bio. One thing that impressed me was that he remembered almost all of his teammates' names immediately after they were introduced, especially when Russell (the Galu leader) could not seem to remember his own teammates. Mick seems like a good judge of people, based on his choice of participants for each leg of the first challenge. The other members of the Foa Foa tribe seem to look up to him because he is intelligent and confident. He has not abused his power as leader so far, and I don't think any of the other tribe members have a problem with him yet. I still think he is motivated and very athletic so he is definitely an asset to his team.
I think people judge others so quickly because they want the person to seem like less of a stranger. They want to feel like they know the other person, whether as a friend, acquaintance or even enemy. Also, I think people judge others from the start because they want to see if their predictions are true when they finally get to know the person. The people on Survivor make judgments of each other because they want to know who will be the most dangerous person, the weakest person or the best asset to their team. This helps them decide who to vote off when the time comes.
I think watching Survivor in class is a really good way of having fun while observing people's behaviors. It is such an exciting show to watch, and I love how we all got to pick a contestant. I liked watching the episode today because we got an inside look at all the contestants (such as Russell with his plan), other than what the others see in each other. It makes you really wonder what is to come and who will be voted off next. I think the blogging is a really good idea too, because it is an out-of-the-ordinary way of doing classwork and homework assignments and is very convenient.

First Impressions!

My Survivor contestant is Mick Trimming. He is a 33-year old resident anesthesiologist at UCLA and plans to win the million dollars so that he can pay off his student loans. He also wants to use the money to buy a new vacuum cleaner. His life is consumed by his internship and he loves working so hard at his job. Mick has a sense of humor and his pet peeves include people throwing dirt clods at him, or patients that have neglected their health for so many years coming to him "with extraordinary demands."



I think Mick sounds like a hard worker, and he is good looking. By his pet peeves though, it seems like he might be fairly temperamental. I think his sense of humor is a little bit strange; he said that in order to win he would go so far as to "give a homeless person a tongue bath.”



Mick is very motivated and looks very healthy and is probably in good enough shape to do very well on the show, physically. However, if he is easily irritated, I don't know how long he will last on the show. A bad attitude could result in his tribe voting him off, so he should hope to get on everyone's good sides. I think Mick will be very successful in the show as long as he keeps his motivation up and makes good relationships with the other contestants.