control model showing that there are multiple levels of control mechanisms involved in language production. He referred to the idea that preverbal infants, when exposed to multiple languages early in life, build up separate representation mechanisms for those languages; and suggested that in order for one to produce any kind of speech, one has to constantly control the multiple languages to administer the linguistic properties and representations of the target language (Green, 1998). This model…
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) involves brain atrophy in areas of the core network (i.e. prefrontal, parietal and temporal cortices; McKee et al., 2006). These regions have been implicated in episodic memory (EM), memories for events related to one’s personal past (Buckner et al., 2005), and mental simulation for the future (Addis, Wong, & Schacter, 2007; Hassabis, Kumaran, & Maguire, 2007). Episodic future thinking (EFT) refers to the ability to envision oneself in a future or imagined scene that one…
short-term memory, visual-spatial processing, reasoning ability, and processing speed. The subtests measure different cognitive processing abilities, combining to form five index scores: Verbal Comprehension, Visual-Spatial, Fluid Reasoning, Working Memory and Processing Speed which all together make up the Full-Scale IQ score. Eric obtained a score of 124 (95th percentile), which falls within the Above Average Range. Eric’s indexes ranged from a composite score of 125 on the Working Memory…
the concept of working memory, that lies at the heart of the Baddeley and Hitch Model (1974) and assess its application in everyday life. The concept of working memory originated from the unitary short-term memory store projected by Atkinson and Shiffrin (Baddeley, 2003). Working memory allows for the storage, retaining of information for a specified period of time and manipulating that information for performance of cognitive activities. A multi-component model of working memory was proposed by…
this assignment to be updated by a more recent article was the research study conducted on how colour based synesthesia affects memory performance on a given task (Smilek, Dixon, Cudahy, & Merikle, 2002). A 21 year old female, C, was the synesthete in this study who claimed to remember all of the digits in four lists that were presented to a university class, as a memory span exercise, with perfect accuracy while the other students could only remember six of the nine digits in each list. It was…
Analysis: The three stages/levels of consciousness are: 1. UNCONSCIOUS 2. PRECONSCIOUS 3. CONSCIOUS Straining the text of Naga-mandala through these stages of Consciousness, we find a solid evidence of these stages present in the characters of the play. ‘Unconscious’ stage shows the feelings, urges, or instincts beyond awareness. It affects our expression, feeling and action. E.g. slip of tongue, dreams, wishes etc. Usually unconscious state depicts the dreamy part of the texts. In the…
Tulving describe the two main types of memory? Tulving describes two main types of memory: Semantic and Episodic Memory. Tulving described the semantic memory as “context free” memory due to its fact oriented nature. In contrast, he called the episodic memory “context rich” memory, since recollection of the episodic memory is often enriched with details and emotional connections about the event. Both semantic and episodic memories are types of declarative memory. 2. Why were the children…
SEL interventions for children in middle childhood begin to emphasize supporting children’s development of advanced interpersonal skills and self-control, rather than the more fundamental skill building focus of SEL programs in early childhood (Coelho & Sousa, 2017). It is important for children to have the competency to develop and maintain healthy relationships at school, as these are protective against substance abuse, aggressive behaviors, and both internalizing and externalizing disorders…
Throughout the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) section of our course, we learned that confabulation, the generation of false memories pronounced with strong feelings of rightness without the intention to deceive, is a symptom that can occur post brain injury. Confabulation as a symptom of brain injury has become a fascinating aspect to me in a couple different ways. For one, confabulation is different than lying in that the individual believes to the full extent that what they are saying is true,…
Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on our Capacity for Processing Information. Miller found the average human learns in “chunks.” When we first hear information, it is stored in our short-term memory. Short-term memory capacity is low. In order to retain information effectively, it must be stored in long-term memory. In order for this to occur, information must be…