Mangun - Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Psy 402 Topic 7 DQ 2 Chomsky’s theory on the evolution of language suggests that language is generative, meaning that humans have the ability to create a number of unique sequences. Do you agree or disagree with his theory? Give concrete examples from your readings to support your answer. Class, I do agree with Chomsky in the idea that language is degenerative. Language seems to be innate for humans as it is within the first months of a baby’s life that they make noises to receive mat...

Psy 402 Topic 5 DQ 2 Discuss one type of memory deficit, including what part of the brain is affected and how memory processing is interrupted. Hi Professor and class, “Memory deficits and loss, known collectively as amnesia, can result from brain damage caused by surgery, disease, and physical or psychological trauma”(Gazzaniga, Ivry & Mangun, 2018). There are different forms of amnesia. One form is amnesia is called retrograde amnesia. It affects one thalamus and hippocampus. With...

Cognitive Neuroscience The Biology of The Mind 4th Edition By Mangun - Ivry - Test Bank

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PSY-402 Topic 2 DQ1 What does the case of Phineas Gage reveal about localization of functions in the brain? How can modern neuroscientists and psychologists learn from his injury? Class, The case of Phineas Gage has revealed much to the sciences. Within the topic of neuroscience, many have researched the case of Phineas Gage, but a study done in 2012 looked specifically at the recovery of Phineas Gage rather than the injury. Phineas Gage’s recovery had setbacks, but the fact he lived ...

Psy 402 Topic 5 DQ 1 Compare and contrast the four types of memory discussed in this week’s readings (from Chapter 9 of your textbook). Class, The four types of memory discussed in this chapter include sensory memory, short term memory or working memory, long term declarative memory, and long-term nondeclarative memory (Gazzaniga, Ivry, Mangun, 2019). Sensory memory is formed within milliseconds it is the memory that is activated by sense of smell, touch, or taste (Gazzaniga, Ivry, Mang...

PSY-402 Topic 4 DQ 2 Describe blind sight and unilateral neglect and explain the contribution of these phenomena to researchers’ understanding of consciousness and attention. Class, Unilateral spatial neglect occurs when the attention network of the brain is only affected on one side which can cause the affected person to only be able to describe or produce a picture depicting only their perception of that particular side of themselves, the room etc. (Gazzaniga, Ivry, & Mangun, 2014)...

PSY-402 Topic 4 DQ 1 Compare and contrast early and late selection models of attention, and provide examples of each. Class, The models of attention refer to the theories surrounding how much of what is going on around an individual is perceived consciously when their attention is focused elsewhere (Gazzaniga, Ivry, Mangun, 2013). The early models held that the perceptual system did not process information equally and could, before an awareness occurs, be rid of any irrelevant informat...

PSY-402 Topic 2 DQ 2 Given your understanding of the functions of the different lobes of the brain, how might a person be affected by damage to the temporal lobe? Frontal lobe? Occipital lobe? Parietal lobe? Class, If a person’s temporal lobe is damaged the individual will have issues with audial and visual things because of the linguistic capabilities needed to discern logic and meaning from the audial and visual input (Frontal lobe, n.d.). Multi-modal processing areas of the brain are...

Psy 402 Topic 8 DQ 1 How does working memory relate to learning and intelligence? Class, Working memory is necessary for learning and intelligence. It is the maintenance that holds information as it is linking to long term memory. Working memory is actively making connections between long term memory and perceptual information (Gazzaniga, Ivry, Mangun, 2019).This is possible because of the prefrontal cortex, working memory is what is connecting the prefrontal cortex’s current perception and ...