Cognitive dissonance

Metacognition is just thinking about thinking. So you're thinking about what you are thinking about while you're thinking. That's a lot of thinking. In other words we can narrow it down to two things: the things we know and the ones we don't. We can narrow it down to thinking about what needs to get done and thinking about what's the best way for me to get there. Especially if it refers to doing work for school. Questions you can be constantly asking yourself is how am I doing? Does this make…

One thing I think that gets overlooked when it comes to starting a business- or what I should say is not stressed enough- is the power of affirmation. And no affirmation is not some magic trick that turns dreams into reality, rather a conditioning device used to retrain your subconscious brain to expand enough to receive your manifestation. Before I go any further, I would like to explain what affirmation means, according to Google, the action or process of affirming something or being affirmed;…

The song “Loser” conveys precise and a straightforward message through singer’s personal feelings and impressions. The message in conjunction with an unusual way of expressing makes the song amusing to analyze and interpret. Relating to his audience provocatively throughout the piece of art - “Loser”, Beck has emphasizes being “adversely” different to what was perceived a norm at a time. For example, stating himself as a stagnated “monkey” while others were revolutionized “chimpanzees”…

Problems with Executive Functioning Executive function is a set of mental processes. It helps with connecting peoples past experiences with their present actions. It is needed for many activities such as organizing, planning, and managing time and space. Many people who have learning disabilities struggle with executive functioning. These problems with executive function can occur at any age and they contribute to many of the challenges students with learning disabilities have in academic…

According to the text “metadiscourse is language that does not refer to the substance of your writing, but instead it refers to yourself, your reader or your writings”. This sentence is an example of metadiscourse. 1a. My attempt to explain to my readers what metadiscourse is particularly difficult, because I do not fully understand it myself. This sentence refers to the reader and myself is a prime example of metadiscourse. I used language that speaks in the first person and the actions…

stage, early selection, or late selection. In psychology there are a number of theories that try to help us understand how we process information. I think that understanding and processing information is extremely important, and sort of the basis of cognitive psychology. Methods The flanker task was conducted in a classroom of students; this experiment is designed to determine the idea of the perceptual load theory. In front of the students is a power point slide; on that slide is a letter in…

Azlynn did exceptionally well at staying focus and on task throughout our weeks together. She was very shy at first and it took some time in her opening up to me. On the first day together I shared about myself so that she could get to know me better as a person. Once I did that and with each day we were together she opened up more and more. Once she got comfortable enough she liked to talk about what she was going to do after school that day and after every few sentences of reading I would have…

assessment ((Lezak, Howieson, Bigler & Tranel, 2012). However, considering the severity of the patient’s disease, potential language impairment, lack of alertness, and/or memory, some information about their life can be obtained from other sources, like cognitive functioning records, hospital records or personnel working with the patient, or from family, friends, and employers (Lezak et al., 2012). This may help identify symptoms the person is not aware of and clarify the time course of their…

"Control, control, you must learn control!" The words of Master Yoda might be more than just advice but could have some backing in psychology. In the video, Roy Baumeister talks about research he has conducted on self-control or willpower. One of his experiments present the subject with a plate of cookies and beats. With a goal of testing not only the self-control of a person but also their ability to perform additional tasks as well as blood glucose tests. Personally I think this research…

different ways when studying the mind and behaviour of a human being. The seven perspectives each have their strengths and weaknesses. Out of the seven perspectives not one of them is correct. The seven perspectives are; Biological, Behaviourism, Cognitive, Humanistic, Psychodynamic, Sociocultural and Evolutionary. The Biological approach led psychologists to believe that the way one’s behaves is due to their genes and physiology. The biological approach is the only approach that examines…