Embodied cognition

[Step 1] In the Phaedo, Socrates makes an argument that the soul must be immortal (78b-84b). This argument is referred to as the Affinity Argument. It begins at 78b in the Phaedo, when Socrates asks to which class of things the soul belongs. What Socrates means by the “soul” is the self; the mind (Phaedo 65c & 66e). What Socrates means by “class” is class of existence. This is best illustrated in another of Plato’s accounts of Socrates, The Republic, where his standard of measurement of…

I find myself mostly motivated when there is an outcome. This is related to the fact that I could either get a good or bad review on the situation, causing me the need to be rewarded. Analyzing this concept I find my self-motivated by the fear of failure. The fear of not being perfect or not being able to accomplish something causes me to work harder and stress about it. The article by Monica Frank opened my eyes to the importance of mindfulness. I realized that the way I think and am processing…

I’m extremely annoyed with the general apathy my generation expresses. None of our days are guaranteed; time is a gift. Each day we experience holds a weight and our daily decisions reflect how we regard this weight. Too many people are content with letting their days go to waste with the assumption that their future holds something greater than the present. However, if you don’t make use of the present, you should not expect much to change in the future. Yet, it seems like people are more…

Confinement on a Psychological Level Introduction: In "Room" by Emma Donoghue, Ma and Jack are affected greatly by their confinement on a psychological level, Jack more so than Ma. Jack has lived his entire life in confinement, he has no sense of the real world, and he has been psychologically damaged because of it. Ma previous to her capture was a innocent teen of 17 years, she has isolated from the world, and she will never be the same. Although Jack and Ma 's confinement has…

discriminate between colours of cross category, however this advantage was eliminated when a verbal distraction was employed. This shows that there is a language effect on the basic perception of colour discrimination, concluding that language affects cognition. Winawer actually hypothesised this in his study and his findings supported this. Kay and Kempton (1984) added supported findings to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in their similar study of colour words. They also found a within category…

In chapter 8 it discussed a reason why we have to teach a balanced bilingual curriculum in the classroom. The textbook “Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism” by Colin Baker expressed the cognitive theories of bilingualism and the curriculum. There are three theories that make up the cognitive theories for bilingualism; The Balance Theory, The Iceberg Analogy, and The Thresholds Theory. Within the Iceberg Analogy it broke town the 6 parts of the Common Underlying Proficiency. Also…

The purpose of this paper is to use the habituation technique in young infants to evaluate one hypothesis derived from Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. I will compare 5-months olds in a task that involves possible and impossible outcomes. Piaget’s theory specifies the cognitive competencies of children of this age. 1a. one of the stages that Piaget formulated was the sensorimotor. Children at this stage experience their environment through the senses, by investigating how things feel,…

Relationship of Teachers’ Cognitive Styles to Pupils’ Academic Achievement Gains by Saracho and Dayton was published in the Journal of Educational Psychology in 1980. Saracho and Dayton discuss the relationship between teacher and student cognitive styles and their effectiveness in education. In a country that continues to lose ground on a world ranking for education, the need for reform is an ever present political issue. The study by Saracho and Dayton can prove helpful if a district is…

Writing essays to some it 's a simple assignment of writing down ideas to others it could be A long process of analyzing, organizing, and writing which could be overwhelming. Readers who spend more time reading and analyzing an article will make it easier to reframe their thoughts and draw better ideas of the text. In the article “ Reading and Thought” by Dwight Macdonald sends the message that most people now don 't spend enough time reading. People aren 't taking the time to stop and think…

Introduction The selection process is a deliberate effort to help the organization find suitable candidates who are likely to perform with maximum effectiveness (Aquinas, 2009). The design of the selection process becomes even more critical when hiring refugees from the African Community Center of the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC/ACC). While this refugee resettlement agency provides the Commercial Food Safety and Service (CFaSST) program to help refugees get training in the…