Attention restoration theory

When considering all of the chapters, I decided to choose chapter fourteen, Acting, with hopes of learning more about the acting process. I have never been in a theatrical production so I was very interested in learning about the process, especially the actors because they possess a lot of talent. This chapter discusses concentration, scene study, and memorization and line reading, which were three things that really stood out to me as topics that I wanted to know more about. This chapter is all…

Observation Summary I enter room 105 which is a three year old room, I took a seat near the corner of the room, next I begin my observation I observe a teacher and three children playing with some small beads and strings, the teachers being to introduce the beads to the children, she engaged them in a conversation about the different color beads and the different sizes of the beads as well as the shapes of the beads, she looked over and notice one child who was stringing the beads and said,…

aloof, and only paid attention when there was music. When he was very little, he went around finding simulation-ticking, flashing lights, etc- but when I sang a scale, it got his attention, his mother recalled. Mike would sit up immediately, cock his head, and be fully interested. Even at these times, he responded to the music, rather than than the people singing or playing the music” (71). This showed that Mike thrives in music and it makes him happy. It also made him pay attention and be full…

Technology Pitfalls: Bored Out of Our Mind, Body and Spirit “Boredom is your mind and body’s way of telling you you’re not living up to your potential.” - Hal Sparks Researcher John Eastwood (York University, Ontario) and colleagues define boredom as "an aversive state of wanting, but being unable, to engage in satisfying activity" (Rader 1). There is good and bad in everything and boredom is no exception. Boredom has become pervasive in response to technology, this technology induced boredom…

In the short story Orientation by Daniel Orozco, a new employee is introduced to his office and the workspace which he is going to working in. However, while the story is told from the perspective of the main character, throughout the story there is almost no focus on the main character, but instead on the people who he will be working around and interacting with in the future with in the office. The narrative in this story is from the person who is giving the new employee a tour of the office,…

That sense of easement helps to transition the student to their right side of the brain. This is due to the fact that the students are less engaged and more relaxed, and Suttie states that “lower engagement and arousal may be what allows for attention restoration, encouraging a more open, meditative mindset” (Suttie 4). As a student myself, I deal with stress daily. I try to relieve the stress through exercise, but it does not always serve me well. Coming from my experience, I have found that…

These emotional stimuli can rapidly capture attention. EAB also occurs with the verbal stimuli, where the participants had to detect words printed in a specific color and the emotionally arousing words and distractor words had produced an attentional blink (AB) when the color target occurred soon after…

The term evangelism has a lot of stigmas attached to it. Some people (some believers (not all)) see it as a great and very necessary thing that we all are called to practice and do everyday. While other people (non-believers and believers alike) view evangelism as street preachers telling passerby that they are heathens and they are going to hell if they don’t get Jesus. When it comes to evangelism, obviously you want to do the first one and not the second. But how do you properly do it? What do…

working hard to make something entertaining means spending less time focusing on content, students will absorb the content better when it seems exciting. It may take up a bit more time. It may take a bit more effort. But the students will actually pay attention. They will actually learn something, as opposed to memorizing it. When the lesson is engaging, the students are engaged. Simple as that. So, making lessons fun does not take away from academics, it adds to them…

When Damian Lillard(NBA player for Portland Trail Blazers) hit the game-winning three to send the Blazers to the second round of the tournament, not only did it excite the players, but the fans erupted. Fans in the stadium and all around the country watching the game were ecstatic as their team won the game. But what is stopping these fans from simply walking away from cheering on the Blazers, painting their faces red, and jumping up and down? Why are arenas of horrible NBA teams still filled up…