Cognitive dysfunction

work but does not get promoted to supervisor or get supervisor pay. Mary Jackson is a wife and mother who aspire to be the first African-American engineer at NASA. In this paper, we will focus on the main character Katherine Johnson and discuss the cognitive development, social psychology, and stress and health in the film. At the beginning of the film, it showed Katherine Johnson and her development over time. Katherine was cognitively at a different stage than her peers. The administrators at…

Brittany Serkus Relationship between Media Multitasking and Executive Function in Early Adolescents Georgian Court University Relationship between Media Multitasking and Executive Function in Early Adolescents The recent development of media technologies has made great changes to the way individuals consume media content. With convenient access to the media, individuals are more likely to overuse these technological services, resulting in increased media saturation. Having access…

The modern technology allows the researcher to know more about the cognitive processes. Neuron-imaging techniques allow the researchers to learn about the brain structure and functions. This will help them to understand the difference and the relationship between cognitive process and behavior. There are different types of brain imaging technologies: PET- Positron Emission Topography, MRI- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, frMri- functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging EEG: Electroencephalogram and CAT-…

Memory is a cognitive process whose reliability is often questioned, especially in its importance in eyewitness testimonies. Eyewitness testimonies refers to an account given by people who have witnessed a specific event. Eyewitness testimonies are also one of the major areas of research for cognitive psychology and memory. Eyewitness testimonies are vital factors used, in legal systems, as evidence for criminal trials. These testimonies rely on the accuracy of human memory to decide whether a…

This chapter focuses on the definition and relevance of the facial appearance. The chapter starts with the description of the facial features as they are the basis of the facial appearance and crucial for the perception and recognition of faces (Andrews, Davies-Thompson, Kingstone, & Young, 2010). The distinct analysis of facial features played a significant role in the flowering periods of physiognomy. With detection of a holistic processing of faces, modern research investigates more complex…

the right hemisphere is set to be reactive (Gazzaniga, 2005). As a result of this, other criticisms of the study have determined the procedure to be invasive and time consuming, especially now when there are other methods that can evaluate these cognitive abilities, such as neuroimaging…

Use of Erikson’s and Piaget’s theories to discuss correlations between low APGAR scores and cognitive development. Low Apgar scores and its effect on the cognition of an adolescent or adult has been widely tested and researched. This essay attempts to link these low Apgar scores with Erikson and Piaget’s theories to further discuss the cognitive development of an infant in the future. An explanation of the Apgar score The Apgar score is a scale created by Virginia Apgar that is used at 1 and 5…

The cognitive theories are focus on conscious thoughts which highlight the mental aspects of development such as logic and memory. The structure and development of the individual’s thought processes is the main factors of cognitive theories and it can be said that these processes can effort the person’s understanding of the world. Therefore, the cognitive theories study on how this understanding, and the expectations it creates can affect the individual’s behavior. There are three types of…

Cognitive dissonance can explain how effective an argument may be if the argument largely appeals to the beliefs of the people receiving the information. The theory of cognitive dissonance being that when a person’s perceptions or actions begin to conflict with their beliefs, they will experience an aversive intrapersonal state of tension known as cognitive dissonance, which is motivational in nature as individuals will employ dissonance-reduction techniques in order to restore cognitive…

judged themselves similarly across all four contexts. Furthermore, one study looked at cognitive dissonance in Japanese and Canadian. Cognitive dissonance refers to the pressure caused by conflicting behaviors and thoughts. In order to reduce the stress caused by cognitive dissonance, people often match their thoughts with their behaviors (rationalizations). People of collectivist cultures should have less cognitive dissonance due to the fact that they usually behave not according to their…