Situated cognition

This memoir made me look at myself differently. “I viewed other people both critically and sympathetically. Why couldn’t they just stop complaining so much, just let go and see how good they actually had it?” (Grealy, Page 131) This quote explained exactly how I felt after reading this memoir. Why is so hard for me to accept myself just like I am? I have health and I have my family. Why can I just be content with what I have and how I am. Like Lucy I always tried or managed to put another face…

Explaining Delusions: A Cognitive Perspective Article Critique In the article “Explaining delusions: a cognitive perspective,” Bell, Halligan, & Ellis (2006) attempted to address specific issues regarding the definition of delusions, and the theoretical models used to explain them. Bell et al. (2006) stated while delusions are an integral part of multiple diagnoses, research has yet to determine how delusions are manifested. Unfortunately, the use of sixty-nine sources caused the authors to…

Thoughts are an interesting concept from 1984. They can betray even the most loyal person to the party. It is hard to control thoughts inside one’s brain. It requires high levels of self-discipline. Some of that self-discipline comes from the fear of Big Brother and the Thought Police. They inspire enough terror in the Party members that they cannot help but be in control of their own mind. Even the smallest twitch in the corner of an eye in front of a telescreen is enough to send the…

Importance of Metaphor Despite the seemingly incompatibility between metaphor and an ability to transmit fact, metaphors are an importance point of access we have to it. It also has the capability to make facts more applicable to our understanding. Facts use metaphors as their mode of transport out of non-existence and into the concrete realm. Initially, figurative language allows for a concept to be imagined and thus brought into existence. Thought and knowledge effect the way in which humans…

Personality defines who you are. Depending on different personality traits you can possess, they can affect your everyday interactions with society. In the popular television show ”The Big Theory” Sheldon Cooper is a very complex individual whom experiences the struggles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Narcissism. Throughout the show Sheldon interacts with many of his peers, family members and acquaintances as though they are nothing making rude, snarky and somewhat hurtful comments…

We as human beings have the tendency to be the best at what we do. We all share the characteristics or the competencies which enable us the ability to prosper in our environment. What differs is the level of sophistication we possess with each competency. Critical thinking is one of the key competencies we must all have in our arsenal of knowledge and abilities. When you are a critical thinker there is no need to have in-depth knowledge about one topic. By just having a miniscule amount of…

Review of Literature Thousands of people participate in brain taxing assessments every day. Most people rely solely on hours of studying to get an acceptable grade, but what if something as simple as chewing gum could improve memorization? Many studies over the years can show that chewing gum can affect how effective your brain is at memorizing information. Chewing gum can be known to speed up the brain by get more blood flow to the brain. The effect can cause the brain to warm up quicker and…

Many people categorize Alzheimer’s disease as a normal part of the aging process in which most elderly people will probably have. However, this is not the case. Alzheimer’s disease is not a normal part of the aging process. Instead, it is a disease that is associated with brain function. Furthermore, Alzheimer’s is not a sudden onset disease; it develops gradually over time and can slowly progress. People affected with Alzheimer’s begin to develop a variety of signs and symptoms throughout the…

The poem is highly relatable. Everyone is subject to reflect what occurs in their daily life or subconscious minds, in their dreams. Memories and vivid imagery typically tends to identify itself in dreams. Dreams can reflect a lot of what is occurring in the subconscious mind. The brain stores memories and can replay them like movies in a theater. The great use of imagery and a mood of honest reality surges through the poem. The poem begins in flashback. The author is reflecting upon a past…

Okay… well, that was horrible. Goodness, I hate feeling like this. You know, that feeling of complete disappointment? I really, really wanted to like this one. Everything I saw about it was fantastic, the reviews were wonderful, the cover is gorgeous, the synopsis intriguing – and yet, An Inheritance of Ashes fell completely flat. I don’t know what it was about the book that finally made me realize how much I was starting to loathe the thing. I was so confused about it all. I had no idea what…