Face perception

In support of Patricia S. Churchland’s neurophilosophical argument that the brain/mind is our self, I will further argue that our various brain structures, functions, and the related body systems contribute to the important expressive aspects of the self, giving self its valued, unique identities. In her book, Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain, Churchland uses a map analogy to introduce the brain’s relationship to the self. Although the brain creates a map that “constitutes a representation of…

The Witches Pyramid Successful magick is founded on four basic principles. These valuable skills are known as the “Four Powers of the Magus” or the “Witches’ Pyramid.” Each of them is based in one of the Four Elements: Air (East) Noscere “To Know” Knowledge is the first key to successful magick. You have to know what you are doing and how to do it. You have to know how to express your desires clearly in a way that the Universe will comprehend what you are asking for. You need to know that you…

Conduct) par 4-14 was revised and implemented regarding “Relationships between Soldiers of different grade”. The AR strictly states “Soldiers of different grades must be cognizant that their interactions do not create an actual or clearly predictable perception of undue familiarity between an officer and an enlisted Soldier, or between an NCO and a junior-enlisted Soldier. Examples of familiarity between Soldiers that may become “undue” can include repeated visits to bars, nightclubs, eating…

The day I found out I had synesthesia It was in 2013, a bright summer day. The day of my 10th birthday, in fact, when I noticed something strange. My friends and family were singing “Happy Birthday” to me and I started perceiving… blue? Turns out I had synesthesia, a condition when certain senses are stimulated you can “see” flavors and “smell” colors. I don’t actually see or taste anything, I just perceive it. Check out this link for more info. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia I…

The most common perceptual errors I have experienced are representativeness, halo/horn effects, and availability biases. For representativeness, I currently work for the Employment Development Department (EDD) as a Student Assistant. I was assisting one of the clients over the phone about a tax assessment. When I finished the case with the client, she thanked me numerous times for assisting her throughout the entire process in the tax assessment, and how I was not like the other employees. She…

Genuine Synesthesia: The thought behind genuine synesthesia is that this type of synesthesia is a condition in which a person is born with. One of the hallmarks of genuine synesthesia is consistency, which can be described by a high inter- and low intrapersonal variance between inducer-concurrent couplings. Consistency is usually observed in a “test-retest” experiment where results observed and recorded initially will be observed again after a certain period of time. In 1987, Cohen performed…

“Lose your mind and come to your senses” by Fredrick Salomon. The readings support the idea that people tend to use a small percentage of their senses. The Mind’s Eye by Georgina Kleege’s and Television and The Twilight of the Senses by Bill McKibben’s are two reading that share their differences and similarities. The reading, Television and the Twilight of the senses, is Television and its affect to the people. On the other hand, The Mind’s eye, talks about how he sees the senses and the brain…

When I was 2 years old my family and I lived in a tiny brick building on the corner of A street in Altus Oklahoma, in the parking lot of the church my dad worked at. One day there was a white pick up truck parked in the parking lot, closer to the church, and the janitor of the church was giving away Labrador puppies. There were a few in the truck bed and one in the truck, the only boy and the janitor was not giving him away. My family had been wanting a pet and this was the perfect opportunity…

Hiss states that Grand Central is ever-changing: These days, though, there are much sadder sights in the concourse than there used to be: In the mid-1980s, Grand Central became a principal hangout for large numbers of homeless people, as well as for some of those who prey on the homeless. The various means of population displacement are as a result of economic, social, or political factors. Society and culture generally demand a hierarchy, a likely result of our animalistic origins of predator…

Loneliness is an ever growing public health concern. Its negative effects on self-efficacy, self-esteem, and overall self-worth affects not only individual’s perception of self, but their role in society and their quality of life. Previous research suggests that loneliness depiction is inversely related to social desirability, such that individuals depicted as lonely are viewed as flawed or inadequate. One previous study administered the UCLA Loneliness Scale to 275 undergraduates and asked…