Cognitive neuroscience

Love Drugs: A Cognitive Perspective In relationships, emotions take hold in almost every way, sometimes, we even lose sight of our brains in favor of our hearts. But what if we completely lost the ability to follow both our hearts and our brains? Recent science has debated on whether or not “love drugs,” drugs that can be used to keep people together or separate them, should be used in relationships. Some argue that these drugs could be used to keep families together or end abusive…

Flashbulb memories (FBMs) can be defined as episodic memories and recollections of autobiographical events that are formed when an individual experiences intense emotions generating from a surprising public event. FBMs are referred to as special memories that are cognitively processed and stored as explicit recollections and are vivid, long lasting and consistent remembrances retained throughout life. (Goldstein, 2014). This phenomenon was first proposed by Brown & Kulik (1977) whereby they…

how to do something they observed. Physical demonstration is important for educators that believe in this theory. While depending on how the child handles the punishment or rewards that follow the action, their behavior may or may not be repeated. Cognitive perspective- according to this particular perspective learning…

Peak performers have followed through with a self assessment. They know what is required of them to face the truth and see themselves objectively (Bethel, 2013). Peak performers are not limited to race, gender, age, or even lifestyle. Peak performers work within reality. They focus on what they can do. Peak performers are able to be creative though. They are able to think of ideas and ways to overcome problems as they present themselves. They are able to use their judgment to make decisions…

Music plays an important role in people’s daily life. Previous studies suggest that music positively affects people’s cognitive performance especially working memory. Many college students read, do homework or prepare for exams while listening to music. Background music is an important environmental factor in our learning context that may have impact on our attention span and later recall of information. However, whether background music serves as a distractor or enhancer on memory remain an…

Why do we down talk ourselves? In Cognitive psychology it’s all about how people process information and what is going on in our minds. Aaron T. Beck assumes that the way we think is how we have an outlook in life so if we have constant negative thoughts, we will live in negativity.…

good teachers we will include strategies and activities which will keep their minds occupied, focused and busy. There are several perspectives which have been proposed in educational psychology. This essay will look mainly at the Behavioral and Cognitive perspectives and the role that…

When comparing the results of my first quiz to my last one I noticed that they were a little different but not by much. To my surprise I actually scored slightly lower the second time, I think that as the semester went on I realized that I wasn’t as good at communication as thought. Taking this Intro to communication course I was able to have a new insight and view on what it means to communicate. Even though my score was slightly lower I feel as though some aspects of my communication have…

Walking has been thought to be an autonomically regulated motor function until studies showed a large amount of cognitive input involved in walking, (Malcolm, B., Foxe, J., Butler, J., & Sanctis, P. 2015). In our everyday lives while walking we are balancing between the constant input we are receiving from our external environment while at simultaneously maintaining our gait. The more attention demanding the input is while walking, such as texting or talking requires more cortical resources.…

belt and jobs that have moved off shore. Our cities seem to be stagnated by urban decay. Is this really the America that our forefathers dreamed of? As a Psychology Instructor and Counselor, I often see problems differently, from a cognitive approach. A cognitive approach is that instead of only looking at the prima facial behaviors, I tend to…