Week 3: Brain Science Behind the As by Shawntae Harris https://padlet.com/shawntaewsu/FYS_041 en-us 2021-10-15 14:00:41 UTC 2022-09-15 15:56:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png Question 1 shawntaewsu https://padlet.com/shawntaewsu/FYS_041/wish/2298460476 1. In his book A User’s Guide to the Brain: Perception, Attention, and the Four Theaters of the Brain, what does John Ratey (2001) mean when he describes the human brain as a pattern seeking device? Explain an example of a time recently when your brain looked for patterns. 

 

]]> 2022-09-15 14:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/shawntaewsu/FYS_041/wish/2298460476 Question 2 shawntaewsu https://padlet.com/shawntaewsu/FYS_041/wish/2298463703 2. Why do you think humans automatically look for patterns? Doesn’t scanning for patterns increase complexity and give us even more to think about? That is, why doesn’t this extra work make processing the world around us even more difficult? 

 

]]> 2022-09-15 15:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/shawntaewsu/FYS_041/wish/2298463703 Question 3 shawntaewsu https://padlet.com/shawntaewsu/FYS_041/wish/2298465207  3. Chunking with respect to recognizing letters was presented as an example. How does chunking help us to watch movies, read books, and talk to friends? Explain why chunking either does, or does not, require knowledge of the information that is to be chunked? ]]> 2022-09-15 15:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/shawntaewsu/FYS_041/wish/2298465207 Question 4 shawntaewsu https://padlet.com/shawntaewsu/FYS_041/wish/2298466568  4. Describe a situation, different from anything presented in this chapter, that illustrates the power of proximity in suggesting a cause-and-effect relationship. When might a causal relationship based on proximity be problematic? ]]> 2022-09-15 15:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/shawntaewsu/FYS_041/wish/2298466568 Question 5 shawntaewsu https://padlet.com/shawntaewsu/FYS_041/wish/2298467390  5. If you were to help a struggling student read a chapter in a course textbook, what advice would you have for that student? That is, what have you found to be the most effective way to read academic books, and how does this strategy differ from casual reading of novels? ]]> 2022-09-15 15:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/shawntaewsu/FYS_041/wish/2298467390