For this writing assignment I was instructed to watch the video “The Magic of the Unconscious: Automatic Brain.” The video, “The Magic of the Unconscious: Automatic Brain,” was about a series of illusions that fool people on an everyday basis. The video discusses our everyday routines that we have become unaware of because we do not realize our brain is doing most of the work. It goes in-depth, providing information about the different types of mind tricks that humans do not realize and are essentially blind to. Specifically, the video informs the viewers on the concepts of humans being unconsciously aware of concepts such as selective attention, or our ability to only focus on certain things at once, and how our body has billions of electrochemical
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In the video it explains this in detail by performing a series of tests such as “the Marshmallow Test,” and “the Monkey Business Illusion.” Both of these tests go on to prove how the mind’s ability to focus on specific items are linked to our everyday lives. This was explained by the example that while talking or walking somewhere, we tend to not think about things we are wearing including sunglasses or the shoes on our feet. The video continues by elaborating on ideas that we continuously judge appearances without even realizing it. The reason for this is in the person’s facial expressions which we then judge to decide how we feel about the person. This is part of the unconscious mind and it allows us to pass judgment on whether we know, like, or trust someone. We form these opinions not knowing it and then decide if we want to talk to that person or steer clear of them. All of the decisions we make throughout the day are like reflexes because our minds are constantly working on autopilot to make most of our decisions …show more content…
Both sources share information on topics including selective attention, inattentional blindness, and dual processing. Throughout the textbook we learn that our line of vision is actually quite narrow, only allowing us to concentrate our focus to a small section at a time. The rest of our peripheral vision is just a blur. Along with this idea, when focusing on specific tasks or items, we often become blind to other processes that are happening around us. This is known as inattentional blindness. Both the book and the video express this idea through the mind game “the Monkey Business Illusion,” which gives us a task but while focusing on the task we are blind to background images. This concept is quite interesting because people never would have guessed that they would miss such an obvious object, such as the monkey, passing in the background. This goes to show us that we do not know as much as we think we do and that the brain misses more information then we imagined. Another concept most people do not often think about is dual processing. Dual processing is a concept that basically says information is collected in both conscious and unconscious ways. This was explained in the textbook but also correlates to the video “The Magic of the Unconscious” because they explain how our electrochemical signals are constantly taking in information whether we are aware of it or not.
In the video it explains this in detail by performing a series of tests such as “the Marshmallow Test,” and “the Monkey Business Illusion.” Both of these tests go on to prove how the mind’s ability to focus on specific items are linked to our everyday lives. This was explained by the example that while talking or walking somewhere, we tend to not think about things we are wearing including sunglasses or the shoes on our feet. The video continues by elaborating on ideas that we continuously judge appearances without even realizing it. The reason for this is in the person’s facial expressions which we then judge to decide how we feel about the person. This is part of the unconscious mind and it allows us to pass judgment on whether we know, like, or trust someone. We form these opinions not knowing it and then decide if we want to talk to that person or steer clear of them. All of the decisions we make throughout the day are like reflexes because our minds are constantly working on autopilot to make most of our decisions …show more content…
Both sources share information on topics including selective attention, inattentional blindness, and dual processing. Throughout the textbook we learn that our line of vision is actually quite narrow, only allowing us to concentrate our focus to a small section at a time. The rest of our peripheral vision is just a blur. Along with this idea, when focusing on specific tasks or items, we often become blind to other processes that are happening around us. This is known as inattentional blindness. Both the book and the video express this idea through the mind game “the Monkey Business Illusion,” which gives us a task but while focusing on the task we are blind to background images. This concept is quite interesting because people never would have guessed that they would miss such an obvious object, such as the monkey, passing in the background. This goes to show us that we do not know as much as we think we do and that the brain misses more information then we imagined. Another concept most people do not often think about is dual processing. Dual processing is a concept that basically says information is collected in both conscious and unconscious ways. This was explained in the textbook but also correlates to the video “The Magic of the Unconscious” because they explain how our electrochemical signals are constantly taking in information whether we are aware of it or not.