W4.1 March 25 (Mon) extra credit

My group members and I wrote a script. It is a story about two young people having some action interactions in the park. We also saw some reactions from passers-by when we performed. Studying Goffman has been very helpful to me. He told me that social interaction is not just about talking, but also includes many non-verbal things, such as postures, expressions, etc. In learning and understanding, I also talked about a very important concept called "face", which means that I want to maintain a good image in front of others. By studying his theories, I can better understand why people do certain things and how to get along with them more effectively.

It's really fun for me to do Goffman-related experiments. Through this experiment, I can see how onlookers react when we do some strange behaviors. How people behave in various situations when we perform. For example, how they present themselves in social situations and how they respond to our performance. Designing these experiments was very challenging because we had never done such experiments before, and this was the first time we were exposed to this theory. But I think it's also very interesting. I can imagine various scenarios and try to observe and understand people's reactions.

I also learned a lot about human behavior through these experiments. I've found that people sometimes perform to achieve a specific purpose, like maintaining their "face" in social situations. It got me thinking about what people act for. What is the meaning of action, what can be obtained after taking action, and what role does social interaction play? This process of exploring the unknown makes me feel very excited, excited, and full of anticipation.

Moreover, through experiments, I also feel that these seem to be related to psychology. Although this is just my guess, I feel that the reason why a person interacts and acts must have gone through thinking and weighing the situation at that time. And I can also discover new insights and knowledge from the experimental results, which allows me to understand people's behavior. Such a fun and creative experiment. I really find it interesting. It allows me to see more clearly the interesting ideas contained in the actions between people.

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