Functional illiteracy

Cognitive psychology is the study of human mental processes that occur within the mind. It looks at such internal processes such as, memory, perception and attention. It came about in the 1950’s as a result of the behaviourist approach being flawed; internal mental processes cannot be observed. Therefore, from this an alternative method of looking at the physiological side of the brain had to emerge. Cognitive neuroscience was then born to identify the neural mechanisms, which are responsible…

oxygenated hemoglobin increases the MR signal but because it displaces the deoxygenated hemoglobin that had been suppressing the MR signal intensity . The change in the MR signal, because of the neuronal activity is termed as Hemodynamic Response (HDR). Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is a technique used to visualize…

Following the introduction of the brain-disease model of addiction, proponents and opponents have emerged to argue for or against a neurocentric view of addiction and the importance of brain circuitry in treating addiction. The following discussion will discuss the societal pros and cons of labeling addiction a brain disease and evaluate whether brain circuitry is necessary for the treatment of addiction in order to illuminate the benefits and drawbacks of the brain-disease model for individuals…

The article I chose to explore and summarize for this assignment was ‘Voluntary attention modulates fMRI activity in human MT-MST’, by O’Craven, K.M., Rosen, B.R., Kwong, K.K., Triesman, A., & Savoy, R.L. The basic theory behind this study is that the visual system receives copious amounts of information. Attention permits the visual system to pinpoint a “subset” of that information for further processing and attention, dependent on either the properties of the stimulus (bottom up processing) or…

Illiteracy in America is still one of the most prevalent issues in our society today. The key to solving this issue falls upon our educational system and its counterparts. I think that if our country focuses on what it seems to be lacking in education, illiteracy can possibly be solved. It is very unfortunate that illiteracy has not been dispelled. Unfortunately, illiteracy has increased significantly. According to the National Right to Read Foundation, an incomprehensible 42 million Americans…

“proficient” level (U.S. Dept. of Ed., 2015).Functional illiteracy, defined as an inability to “read well enough to manage . . . tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level” (Schlechty), has many detrimental effects on society. Functional illiteracy may be correlated with poverty and with crime rates. Adults at the lowest level of literacy are more “almost ten times more likely” to live below the poverty line (Illiteracy, 2011). Perhaps part of why illiteracy still exists in America…

As someone who knows the kind of impact literacy and education can have on a person’s life, I can say that I am very enthused and excited for the chance to possibly further my education at this prestigious forum of learning. Obtaining my Masters of Library and Information Science would be a great aide in furthering my career and growing my community in a positive manner. I currently work at an inner city library as a Senior Library Service Assistant. Working at this particular branch and…

it is the community's fault for acting as catalyst to the events to come. Although unintentional, it is the passiveness and ignorance of the farm animals that leads to the utter failure of their ideal society. A necessity to ensure an ideal and functional community, as demonstrated in George Orwell's 1945 novel Animal Farm, is the ability to detect and prevent corrupt conduct, read, and the will…

along with similar programs, accelerated college education, expanded science and technology courses, and introduced new methods of instruction (Stubblefield & Keane, 1994). The army wanted to address the illiteracy problem it had fast. The army established special training units and developed functional training materials related to the individuals’ army experience (Stubblefield & Keane, 1994). To understand the level of literacy of each individual, the army used some of the methods used for…

The popular science article “You May Be Able to Train Your Brain to Be Fearless” published by The Huffington Post discusses the study “Limbic Activity Modulation Guided by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Inspired Electroencephalography Improves Implicit Emotion Regulation” conducted by Dr. Talma Hendler. I find that the pop science article doesn’t portray the information correctly. It fails to include terminology and key results; specifically, the downsides of the study. The article’s sole…