Embodied cognition

A definition of reflection is a thought or sound being bounced off the body without the absorption. When words or thoughts are thrown at a person, it may not always have a positive outcome. If those words are turned into an experience of something bigger, you have the ability to jot it down on paper. In the next few paragraphs the points of where my heart, mind, and hand are in the assumptions of this course will be read, and also the experience that has brought me to look into CCU. First, my…

The statement “Genie is living proof of human resiliency” is true because she survived everything she went through. Genie lived in in nearly total isolation until she was 13. She spent most of her time naked, retrained to a potty seat only being able to move her hands and feet day after day. The article states, “At night she was put into a straightjacket and caged in a crib that had wire mesh sides and an overhead.” She also wasn’t fed a lot weighing only 59 pounds. Genie overcoming all of this…

Implementing thought experiments in Cognitive Science implicates imagining a situation and analyzing the outcome. These experiments assist in evaluating the study of moral psychology. Peoples’ emotions can be uncontrollable when reacting to a particular situation regarding morality. These specific situations give us space to analyze into the mentality or moral appraising. How these moral appraisal “reaction occurs”, will be further looked upon throughout this essay. Moral situation is a…

In order to understand why Lennie uses the Homecoming King bias, it is important to first learn about it. One expert defines the bias as when we, “Act in ways that will increase our acceptance, liking, and popularity” (Taylor). In other words, the Homecoming King bias is activated when someone wants to feel like they belong in a given social situation. The decision maker is trying to seek the approval of others. In other words, change their own behavior to fit in and gain the approval to avoid…

Creativity and abstract processing are beneficial traits to subjects in the arts and humanities based on the level of creative analysis that is needed in both. In one study, there appeared to be no significant change in these skills among low and moderate ambient noise levels. When noise levels were high, however, specific tasks in creative thinking were disregarded after a short while, indicative of reduced information processing, translating to a reduced cognitive carrying capacity (Mehta et.…

Concerning my interest in child heath and wellness, I think there is both an objective and a more emotionally-imbued reason. Detaching myself from the emotional aspects of working with and for the sake of children, I am interested in child health because children are constantly growing and developing. In respects to neuroscience, I am able to see and research neurological diseases and cognitive functions as it applies to a brain that is constantly changing. The adult brain does have some…

The Turning Test is not an effective way of determining, if a subject is either a machine or human because a machine does not have a mind. For example, a machine can pass the test if it has a large set of data that has been programed into it which allows it to process more information and be able to make programed combinations that would allow it to pass the test. A machine can have an instead a large set of data within them that can be programmed to perform certain combinations within a limited…

Drama Explication was intense and challenging. Reading Walls was fun, interesting but very confusing. There were many times where I read the play and was absolutely lost. The way it was arranged was very difficult to understand. From the beginning of the play there wasn’t a clear point of what was happening or how it made sense, it took a lot of time reading over the play and I also had to look at all the discussions and interpretations of my classmates about the play to have a better…

From the novel ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini, one can infer an individual 's attempt at self-fulfillment can lead to harm of others, and changed perceptions of one’s self from the individual and those around them. In reading this novel, one quickly comes to understand that Amir lacks love and affection of his father as well as his peers, and is desperately seeking approval. Individuals that seek self-fulfillment often become selfish and betray those around them with hopes that they will…

The house is ominous and dark, its night time and it’s raining outside, the player is alone, and there is a note on the door implying that something off-putting happened to Katie. The player is put in the creepy old deserted house with little context. The ambiance makes it seem like there is something off and disconcerting about this place. Gone Home elegantly makes the player’s mind start imagining all of the possibilities which will create eventually lead to higher positive tension and depth.…