Memory
The human brain receives information, this information is
stored as a “permanent record” better known as a memory.
Childhood
Amnesia: When you try to recall a memory from your early years of
life, why can’t you seem to remember anything? It almost feels like everything
was just black. You know you were alive, but when you try to tap into your
minds permanent records, you just can’t seem to find anything. Ever had someone
come up to you, and ask you, “Do you remember me? I used to come see you when
you were a baby.” After the awkward blank stare, you then respond with no.
Well, now you can say, “hey lady, I had childhood amnesia, of course, I don’t
remember you.”
Google
Effect: Nowadays, any time I have a question, or cannot recall how
to spell a certain word, I just google it. I don’t try to exercise my brain and
really think about the question or spelling, I just google it. This day in age,
there is really no need to remember certain information because we can just utilize
the internet. The question is now, is this necessarily a good thing? Is our
dependency on the internet healthy or is our future generations doomed?
Cryptomnesia:
Remember
the time you had a dream that felt so real, and later on you discover it didn’t
really happen. You talk about it with all your friends, yet you’re the only one
who remembered this so called memory. Awkward. Remember the time you had déjà
vu? You felt like you have been in this particular situation before, your mind
is telling you, you have. But have you? Without the confirmation from a friend
or family member, how would you have figured out that,
that particular moment has, or has not happened before? How would you have
figured out if the dream was actually a memory, or just a dream? Trippy huh?
DEVELOPMENT: NATURE VERSUS NURTURE
Assignment 6
Self-analysis
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LEARNING
Assignment 5
“Observational
learning is a type of learning in which a person learns new information and
behaviors by observing the behaviors of others.” Back in February I began
working at New York Sports Club. Being a new hire, of course, you must train
with a current experienced employee. During the training process you must
observe everything the employee does in order to learn a skill. Afterwords,
repeat the same actions. You repeat these actions several times until you have
then learned the skill. This is a perfect example of observational learning.
Watching someone practice a skill until you have learned to do the skill
yourself all through visualization, as well as repetitive action.
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CONSCIOUSNESS: Analyzing Dreams
Private Dream
Private Dream
Read more HERE.
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Sensation and Perception
Perception is how one may perceive or view things.
It is the act of apprehending by means of sense or of the mind.
It is the act of apprehending by means of sense or of the mind.
For many years tattoos have
been viewed in a negative way. That man standing over there is bad because his
arms are covered in tattoos. That woman with the tattoo on her lower back is a
whore, just because of the placement of her tattoo. In all reality that man could be the nicest
man you have ever met in your entire life, but because he had tattoos all
across his arms you perceived him to be a bad man. In all reality the woman
with the tattoo on her lower back could have never had sex in her entire life,
but because of the placement of her tattoo she is perceived to have a bad
reputation.
Growing up my grandmother had
a pretty powerful influence on my perception of tattoos. She always viewed
people with tattoos as bad people. Meanwhile her son, my father is completely
covered in them. Every time he came home with a new one she would give him a
ten hour long speech about the devil and how that ink is poison. Eventually as
I began to progress in life my perception on tattoos have changed. I don’t
believe someone should be defined as a person because of the art they have put
on their body. Tattoos are a way to express who you are.
Read more HERE.
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The definition of free will is different in the eyes of
each human being. Depending on culture and religion, each person has a
different view on the subject. Some don’t even have the opportunity to exercise
their free will. Free will is being able to run around the block naked 4 times
just because you want to, even though society says its unacceptable
behavior. Will you get arrested? Maybe, if you get caught. That is where determinism
comes into play. The fear of being arrested and the fear of police keep people
from running around the streets naked. Therefore keeps the people from fully
exercising their free will.
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Experiment Proposal
Question
of Interest: Can a parent’s mental disorder have any
physiological influence on their offspring?
Hypothesis:
A parent’s mental disorder can have a great impact on their child’s
behavior.
Operational
Definition: Mental disorder meaning bipolar
disorder, schizophrenia, Posttraumatic stress disorder, etc.
Experimental
Group: Analyze 4 separate families. One parent in each
family must suffer from a mental disorder. Each family must have at least one
child. Observe child from ages 2-5.
Control
Group: Analyze 4 separate families. Each parent must be
completely mentally stable. Each family must have at least one child. Observe
child from ages 2-5.
Experimenter's thoughts: In some cases the offspring may be able to lead a normal life. Majority of the time, the upbringing in a household with an unstable parent can have a negative influence on the child.
Experimenter's thoughts: In some cases the offspring may be able to lead a normal life. Majority of the time, the upbringing in a household with an unstable parent can have a negative influence on the child.
