Emotion has a severe impact on memory. In times of extreme emotion, a person will experience higher levels of memory attainment or loss. Many people remember happy times or upsetting experiences, but few remember the "dull" times. The story of Anastasia Romanov, how she experienced amnesia after an attack on her family, is probably the most well known in pop culture. Another story is found at http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=dXMs_dloSEcC&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=emotion+and+memory&ots=zjyFfSReGX&sig=1gP8iCRcfiecjUdbxAMlr1kNAcs#v=onepage&q=emotion%20and%20memory&f=false, on the case of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs Anthony Gallagher, were a rape victim could not pick out her perpetrator after two weeks but could four years later.
High reason is the idea that humans can make accurate decisions without the influence of emotion. However, the somatic hypothesis says that emotion plays a large part in decision making, especially when a quick decision needs to be made. One example from pop culture is Michael Crichton's work The Andromeda Strain. When making a decision about destroying a biological testing facility, the person chosen to make the decision was a single man without children, because it was believed he would be least attached to the facility and more likely to sacrifice his life to stop the spread of a virus.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Thoughts and questions on language
Every teacher is a language teacher.
Home from Home
How does the banning of a common language change the way that people choose to interact and who they interact with?
How do different languages convey sounds that are heard in nature, and which one(s) is (are) most accurate?
Home from Home
How does the banning of a common language change the way that people choose to interact and who they interact with?
How do different languages convey sounds that are heard in nature, and which one(s) is (are) most accurate?
Emotion vs reason
Teen brains are not fully connected to the frontal lobe, the area responsible for decision making, Myline is responsible for making the electrical impulses flow smoothly, and the lack of this chemical means that teens do not form good decisions as quickly.
The cerebellum is used to regulate fear and pleasure responses. This means that it is what causes people to react to a situation in different circumstances.
Social interactions are the primary ways that babies learn. They learn how to behave, how to control themselves, how others should be acting. If all babies were allowed to see all of the world, then there would be a possibility of a universal moral code. However, each child has a unique experience, and a moral code that is understood universally is not likely.
When making a decision, most of the time it is clear what the outcome of the cost will be. Putting extra time into homework is likely to result in a better grade and understanding. Going to work is going to result in money to buy things like food, water, shelter and other nice things like tvs. However, it is not always clear where the outcome is worth the cost.
I have found, that with my parents, most of the time they will say "go do (insert chore)". And I will usually see the benefit. Taking out trash means that it doesn't smell, and there is more room to put stuff. Lately, however, I have been questioning this cost vs reward system, and it has gotten me into a lot of trouble. "go clean your room" is what they say, and I say, why? It doesn't bother me if my shoes are on a rack, or papers are stacked. The only reward I see is that it makes my parents, not happy, but they stop nagging me. But I don't see that the effort I make to clean my room gives as good of a reward. Unfortunately for me, my parents disagree.
The cerebellum is used to regulate fear and pleasure responses. This means that it is what causes people to react to a situation in different circumstances.
Social interactions are the primary ways that babies learn. They learn how to behave, how to control themselves, how others should be acting. If all babies were allowed to see all of the world, then there would be a possibility of a universal moral code. However, each child has a unique experience, and a moral code that is understood universally is not likely.
When making a decision, most of the time it is clear what the outcome of the cost will be. Putting extra time into homework is likely to result in a better grade and understanding. Going to work is going to result in money to buy things like food, water, shelter and other nice things like tvs. However, it is not always clear where the outcome is worth the cost.
I have found, that with my parents, most of the time they will say "go do (insert chore)". And I will usually see the benefit. Taking out trash means that it doesn't smell, and there is more room to put stuff. Lately, however, I have been questioning this cost vs reward system, and it has gotten me into a lot of trouble. "go clean your room" is what they say, and I say, why? It doesn't bother me if my shoes are on a rack, or papers are stacked. The only reward I see is that it makes my parents, not happy, but they stop nagging me. But I don't see that the effort I make to clean my room gives as good of a reward. Unfortunately for me, my parents disagree.
16th man
How can sport be used to "heal a country and save lives"?
One of my CAS activities has been participating in Boy Scouts. I believe that this program has the ability to change lives and breakdown barriers just as well as sport can. Many boys unfortunately grow up without a father figure, a male role model to aspire to become. Scouts provides many role models, some their age, some older, some who have been in Scouts for over 50 years! As to breaking down barriers, many boys would not interact with each other had it not been for scouts. Personally, I met by best friend in scouts, and would not have talked to him otherwise. I have also been brought in contact with people both older and younger than me, and have learned from them in ways that I would not have otherwise.
The pre-apartheid flag was chosen by a small group of people based upon how they felt the country should be represented. The current flag, which was only supposed to be an interim flag, was widely supported by the people, showing a more active role of all citizens of South Africa and the removal of oppression.
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