Split attention effect

In the previous chapters of Outliers, Gladwell establishes that in order to be successful we must put in the requisite time and effort. In addition we must have determination and a willingness to take advantage of our “accumulative advantages”. “The Trouble with Geniuses” expands on this premise by linking hard work and opportunity with the threshold idea, that in order to be successful in life we just have to be good enough. We must learn how to use “practical intelligence” and savvy in order…

I took three individual personality tests to discover if they are credible and correct to how they relate to me. The three personality tests were the IPIP NEO, 16 Personalities Test, and the Colour Quiz. Before taking these personality tests, I believe that they do not work. I have actually taken a few personality tests while I was taking therapy lessons for my depression and anxiety issues. It seemed like the questions I had answered portrayed how I felt during the time. What mood set I was…

The Misinformation Effect: A Fact Sheet The misinformation effect (ME) can be defined as the change in people’s memories of an incident, after they are presented with false or misleading information about that incident (Gordon & Shapiro, 2012). For example, after watching a video of a woman shopping for green vegetables at a supermarket, it is easy to remember those vegetables. However, once misleading information such as, two other green vegetables are added to the original a list of…

the gradual increase of Earth’s temperature over time, through the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is the rising carbon level in the atmosphere, trapping radiation, and heating the Earth. Humans are depending on fossil fuels that release these emissions. Though we have increasingly started depending on renewable resources that don’t release these harmful gases into the atmosphere, we can already see the effects today and if this doesn’t stop now the planet will be destroyed. The human…

The Bystander Effect On March 13, 1964, a woman named Kitty Genovese was murdered in front of her apartment complex in New York. Multiple bystanders witnessed parts of the event but failed to offer any assistance (Latane and Darley). Later, exaggerated media accounts after her death generated wide spread outrage and speculation. This incident led to the first modern research conducted by Latane and Darley on the root causes of what is now known today as the “bystander effect”. Phycologists now…

website titled, ‘Gang rape raises questions about bystanders ' role’ and it deals with the issues and meaning of the bystander effect. The article discusses a situation where a girl was at a school dance and she was being gang raped, and instead of people helping her, people instead took pictures and videos and some even joined in. To give some background, the bystander effect is a social psychological phenomenon that refers to cases in which individuals do not offer any means of help to a…

No one would have believed, in the last years of the 19th century, that physics was heading for a crisis. It seemed like all the large questions had been answered. The behaviour of bodies, from asteroids to galaxies, was predicted by Sir Isaac Newton 's laws of gravity and motion. Magnetism, electricity and light were linked by James Clerk Maxwell’s Equations. The understanding of the atom had reached the plum pudding stage, where an atom was a globe of 'stuff ' with the positive and negative…

The bystander effect, otherwise known as bystander apathy, is a psychological occurrence of a traumatic experience. This can happen to individuals who are a part of a crowd that witnesses a disturbing event where no one responds to help. There have been many stories and cases of these kinds of scenarios. Darley, J.M., and Latane, B researched the bystander effect and published an article entitled “To Help or not to Help.” This study brought to light the reasons why individuals do not jump to…

“Okay, listen.” “Oh, little tiny baby Sam.” “Bongiorno!” “Are you safe?” “Oh, did you go to Farm Camp? You’ve never mentioned it.” These are just a few prominent examples of the little quips I’ve brainwashed my friends into saying. When I came to campus, I immediately entered into a group of people who I feel more connected to than pretty much anyone I’ve been acquainted with previously. So I guess it isn’t all that surprising we have picked up some of each other’s mannerisms and vocal…

Pontellier, Chopin's stereotypical male, visits the Doctor regarding the 'strange behaviors' of his wife, Mandelet inquires about the symptoms of this 'curious illness.' Upon being told of her recent disregard of her duties to her husband and her new ideas concerning the eternal rights of women, Mandelet already perceives that there might be another man in Mrs. Pontellier's life. During the conversation, however, he seems to keep the front of being a stereotypical male in the company of Mr.…