experiments attempted to expand this research to examine cross-modal vision and audition. Emotion Processing in the Visual Modality The mechanisms responsible for emotion processing have been selected over the course of generations as they confer survival advantages. Susskind, Lee, Cusi, Feiman, Grabski, and Anderson (2008)…
Given the context of Smoketown, the combination of political philosophy and information processing frames of reference would work best. Political philosophy is the strongest frame at providing an overall policy goal through its dialectic approach. However, it is the weakest of the five frames at providing technical details or a plan of action. Information processing counterbalances the major weakness of political philosophy by being the strongest technical frame since it provides prescriptions…
was the level of congruence in number/symbol lists; the dependent variable was the reaction time (in seconds). In my findings, the results showed a statistical difference between conditions. Due to inference, the incongruent condition took a longer reaction time because it conflicted with our cognitive processing. This experiment was widely interpreted on Stroop, Windes, and Hintzman, D. L., Carre, F. A., Eskridge, V. L., Owens, A. M., Shaff, S. S., Sparks, M. E. Numerical Stroop Effect…
Invisible Yet Deadly In 1938 German Otto Hahn and his assistant Fritz Strassmann discovered that when uranium is bombarded with neutrons, through the process known as fission, there are two lighter elements, neutrons, and a large amount of radiation produced. It was clear that these neutrons could in turn also cause fission, producing more neutrons and developing a chain reaction which might spread throughout all the uranium present (Rinkesh). This fission reaction showed a lot of potential,…
neuroscientist, board-certified clinical psychologist, and a founder of Fast ForWord Language intervention program. In 1997, Fa st ForWord Language was first introduced. This intervention program was built on three theories. First theory, that the processing constraints associated with language impairment could be improved by honing the attention, sequencing, discrimination, and memory of the auditory signal. Second theory, children with language impairment do not have the ability to perceive…
For example, non-linear argument structures were found to decrease ease of processing and, therefore, should be avoided in Southwest messages. Use of rhetorical questions were also found to decrease argument related processing and thought when the likelihood of elaboration is high. While structural variables have more straightforward applications, grammatical variables have more complex applications…
Welch & Warren, 1980), since each sense drives others in the dimension for which they are designed. Neural mechanisms of multisensory integration have been investigated in many recent studies. Specifically, auditory effects in the visual cortex have been showed in many EEG studies in different methods of analyses (Busch, Wilson, Orr, & Papanicolaou, 1989). [Some others, Naue et al., Phase…
Attention is the selective focusing and utilization of the brain’s processing resources on a piece of information while simultaneously filtering and ignoring other perceivable information. The amount of time one can maintain this concentration without becoming distracted is known as their attention span. With modern society’s focus on higher education and long work hours, combined with the introduction of smart phones and the internet providing a wealth of available distractions, the ability to…
that because of the presence of the presence of calcium, phosphorous, potassium, iron etc it is also having neautracitical property. It also contains some anti nutritional factors those are oxalates, saponins, nitrates and phenolic compounds. Toxic effects of seeds can be minimized by cooking of amaranth seeds such as boiling and discarding the water (Martin et al., 1983). Amaranth which…
the control group. The scores from each group were then compared with one another. (Results) Keywords: working memory, test anxiety, cognitive performance The Effect of Anxiety on Cognitive Performance…