Blindness

In the process of identifying common malpractices and refuting them, Chabris and Simmons present solid evidence for the thesis developed on inattentional blindness and other perception issues. Progressing through the book, the two authors present various example of real life illusions, as well as, the scenarios found in reality. One prevalent problem through all of these examples was the inability of the people…

after one prisoner was freed and shown reality as non prisoners see, comes back and tells their story. Why don’t they believe him? This had me thinking. People born with color blindness usually grow up becoming as functional as any other human being, right? Well, sure, but they have no idea what people without color blindness talk about when they try to explain color to them.…

However, both girls who are figuratively rejected from society in different ways. The cause of Terry is abjection is because of her purple birth mark, and her blindness; the birthmark aesthetically damages her chances of being adopted, whereas the blindness impairs her quality of life. Ironically, Terry’s blindness, which should be her focused disability is depicted a lesser problem in comparison to the purple birthmark. This is first demonstrated when the nurses “dressed her up, and…

According to Digital Trends, Americans use their smart phones 4.7 hours per day. Much of this time on the phone occurs while doing other things such as walking and driving. Although the dangers of smart phone distraction while driving has received lots of attention, distracted walking has received very little. It's easy to see how distracted driving in a two ton car that can potentially kill both the driver and innocent victims is dangerous. However, many don't recognize that distracted walking…

Definition A disorder in which the client experiences blindness, paralysis, and other neurologic symptoms that cannot be explained from a medical evaluation. According to Medline Plus: Risk Factors Illness Currently has a dissociative disorder Currently has a personality disorder Causes Unknown May result from a stressful experience According to Medline Plus: Signs and Symptoms Includes the feeling loss of a bodily function such as: Blindness Numbness Paralysis Inability to speak Treatment…

Society does not necessarily realize how surreal poverty is in our world. “Poverty Blindness is the absolute inability to see people living in poverty. Two distinct forms of PB exist. Primary Poverty Blindness (PPB) affects individuals who never or almost never encounter poor people, either through active or passive avoidance. Secondary Poverty Blindness (SBP) affects those who have constant or almost constant contact with poor people, even if they actively try to prevent…

even described as white, emphasizing white men’s role in keeping on the blindfold. Moreover, the scab imagery shows that the internal blindness is almost a wound in the men, something that would hurt them if they would try to remove it but would provide relief and freedom if they could get through the pain and cast it off. The narrator further shows his blindness and feelings of superiority when he asks his opponent in the fight to fake losing, and then responds to the refusal by asking his…

eye diseases and disorders, some mild to very severe. One example of a disease would be Macular Degeneration. Macular Degeneration is the deterioration of the central portion of the retina, known as the macula. This disease is the leading cause of blindness in people of the age of 55. There are two types of Macular Degeneration, dry and wet. Dry (atrophic), when small yellow deposits form under the macula, causing it the thin and dry out, leading to central vision loss. Wet is when abnormal new…

chlamydia may cause inflammation of the epididymis (epididymitis) and inflammation of the testis (orchitis) which can both lead to sterility. When newborns are infected, an eye disease called trachoma develops which is the leading cause of nontraumatic blindness in humans worldwide. Lymphogranuloma venereum is a severe form of chlamydial sexually transmitted disease which is characterized by an impermanent genital wound at the site of infection on the penis, urethra, scrotum, vagina, cervix, or…

attention as it opened with the story of criminals caught in a high speed chase with the cops and a police officer who claimed not to see another atrocity occur right in front of him. The first scenario soon merged into the topic of intentional blindness and by that time I was already hooked and enjoying the book. Each topic has a set topic in which all the scenarios brought up correlate to one another. For…