Situated cognition

Introduction The objective of this paper is for me to demonstrate an understanding of my past life experiences through the information that I have learned in this course. I have chosen to focus on multiple meaningful experiences in my life. Some experiences from my past may not appear to be bright and sunny; however my ophthalmologist assured me that all of my rods and cones were in good working order. “Ha-ha” Everything that I have gone through has made me the consciously aware woman that I…

The last part of the CBT intervention is to prevent relapse. It will be important for the client to be aware of her thoughts and to challenge negative ones. The goal of CBT is to teach the client to become their own therapist. If she finds herself resorting to negative self talk, unable to get out of bed and feeling depressed she should contact her therapist to reinforce the skills she has learned. EMDR EMDR has eight phases which consist of history taking, preparation, assessment,…

Decision Making Decision making is a factor of business that cannot be avoided. Usually, decision making occurs when a situation arises and a choice has to be made between two or more alternatives. It is the process of identifying problems and opportunities then resolving them. In fact, there is a significant difference in the way individuals approach problems and make decision concerning them. Research has identified four major decision styles: directive, analytical, conceptual, and behavioral…

1.What were the results? How do the results affect your understanding of this issue? Conjoint behavioral consultation is used to treat different areas of development. In this article conjoint behavioral consultation was used to treat problems in with children. One area conjoint behavioral consultation treat is academic issues. Conjoint behavioral consultation was also used on children with behavioral problems. Parents played an important role in the success of their child behavior. The results…

There are moments in life that can be overwhelming. Sometimes it feels like a bad dream that we cannot escape. It is like no matter what we do, we cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel. When we encounter these types of situations, the best thing to do is take a deep breathe, take a step back, and look at the bigger picture. That is exactly what the narrator in Langston Hughes’ “Life is Fine” had to do. In the beginning, the narrator experienced a hard time and felt like he could not move…

Conceptual Definition Conceptual Definition is the process that includes coming to an agreement about the meaning of a concept, tells what constructs are by telling how they are related to other constructs, and all the constructs can be referred to the term abstract. When it comes to conceptual, the term cat can be thought about. The term cat can make you visualize the pictures, terms, thinking, and memories that comes to mind when thinking of the word. The thoughts give you the meaning of what…

Standing up for what is right may not always be the easiest path. Sometimes people care about themselves more than others. There are two stories called The Lottery and First they came. These stories really amplify the statement of standing up for what is right may not always be the easiest path. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a short story about a town of people that come together and do a lottery. You would think that a lottery would always be true but that is a false statement. The way…

(1992) uses an analogy to explain how different regions of the brain have distinct roles and are in control of different tasks. Specifically, the brain is compared to a map. Begley (1992) declares, “[The maps] will show . . . where in the brain cognition, feelings, language and everything else that makes us human comes from” (p. 66). This means that the brain’s structure is divided by varying thought processes, emotion, intelligence, and language, to name just a few. To further explain, Begley…

In the book The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, he claims people can understand and change personal habits. Duhigg provides a description of the so-called habit loop composed of a cue, routine, and reward, pointing out the cues start habits and rewards signal the brain to remember routines. In fact, the author's purpose is to inform the reader about habit loops so they can see how habits work and thus remake them. With Duhigg’s insight about habits, students can stop the bad habit of…

In Charles Duhigg’s book The Power of Habit, he asserts people can understand and change personal habits. Duhigg backs this claim with a description of the so-called habit loop composed of a cue, routine, and reward, pointing out the cues start habits and rewards signal the brain to remember routines. The author's purpose is to give information about habit loops people so they can understand how habits work and thus change them. With Duhigg’s insight about habits, students can stop the bad habit…