The general argument made by Salman Khan in his work, The Learning Myth: Why I’ll Never Say my Son is Smart, is that the brain grows through effort, struggle, and failure. Dr. Carol Dweck has studied brain development for several years and believes that most people either have a growth or fixed mindset. Khan writes, “Even small changes in communication or seemingly innocuous comments can have fairly-long lasting implications for a person’s mindset” (2). In this statement, the author is suggesting that even the smallest comments can mean the entire world to someone else, which can effect one’s brain development. In conclusion, Salman Khan’s belief is that each member of society should attempt to improve their brain growth by actively performing…
She was isolated most of her life with no interaction. She was unable to use his processes known as assimilation and accommodation because she had no experiences with any existing schemes. In the article it said that Genie scored at the level of a 1 year old so Piaget would put her in the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development even though she is over the age of 2. He would also emphasize on her missing out on discovery learning. He believed that discovery learning should be a child-initiated and child-directed effort.…
When you sit back and think about life, there are many similarities that you have with others. This is something that you may not know until you talk with someone or read a book. I had the chance to read Silence by Natasha Preston. I only read the first book which is part of a series. When I first started, there were many things that made me think twice about reading it.…
This ground-breaking science is useful because even though everyone is different, we can sense when something has gone wrong, like with autism. Ultimately the The Magic of the Unconscious: Automatic Brain was a very helpful video that put everything from chapters 1-4 in a visual format. The video talked about the automatic brain and how much work it does without us realizing it. So much of our everyday actions are controlled by our unconscious mind and it is fascinating and life-changing to realize…
1. Connect the concepts presented in the video to course concepts. After watching the video episode of The Secret Life of the Brain, the course concept that comes to mind are the Frontal lobe (Prefrontal cortex) of the brain and the amygdala. First, when watching the video episode, the episode discussed how the frontal lobe entitles how the brain helps humans to engage with each other and our environment.…
Shankar Vedantam explains the effects of the unconscious brain in his article the Telescope Effect, and how it affects our actions and emotions when it comes to solving world problems. He starts by telling the story of a cruise ship that catches fire hundreds of miles south of Hawaii’s big island. the crew is eventually rescued but the captain’s little Jack Russel mixed terrier named Hokget is left behind. Vedantam then goes on to explain how the news of Hokget begins to spread and a search and rescue team is set up for him. People donated piles of cash for the rescue of one dog stranded in the ocean.…
My Thoughts: This might seem like a strange quote to pick but it made since to me personally regarding the pursuit of living the good life. I am a strong believer in healthy eating and living your life using the power of “disgust” to make decisions about eating habits and living conditions. I am a vegetarian and have been a vegetarian almost all of my life. I grew up in a family of butchers and needless to say it shaped me as a person. I find eating meat is not the way to a good life for me.…
This can be proved by the theory from Cooley which Looking - Glass Self that shows self is the product of our social interaction. But for Genie’s case, she couldn’t express what she feels due to the facts of her abusive father that will hit her if she made…
Reading, writing, speaking, and various other forms of communication have been essential to the evolution of human beings. Our species’ dominance today was preconditioned by communication, allowing us to excel in fields such as abstract thought, logic, and rationality. Thousands of years have elapsed since the alphabet, one of our most essential mediums of communication, was invented. This invention altered the methods in which we structure our thoughts and ideas, thus domesticating the human species into the cooperative junction it is today. However, this was only an invention, not a natural occurrence imbedded into the human intellect.…
Analyzing “Brainology” In the following essay, we will analyze and discuss the article “Brainology” by Carol Dweck. Starting off by the title, the opening paragraphs, the claim, the author’s purpose, methods, persona and closing paragraphs as well. Because I believe Dweck’s article was more effective than ineffective, reasons of why I believe she could've done a better work will be discussed and explained in short. The title the author chooses for this article, “ Brainology”, introduces the audience to what she will be talking about, it is important to point out that the word “brainology’ induces us to think of a very broad topic which could be understood as a study of the brain.…
On November 4, 1970, a young girl was found. This little girl was isolated for almost her entire life. She was forced to sit on a potty chair in a dark room with no one to interact with. She was extremely malnourished. She could barely walk or talk.…
The view of physicalism gives a stronger and more plausible answer to the mind-body problem. There are several reasons why this particular view gives a more sensible for answer to the problem at hand. These reasons include the rationale behind the reasoning of brain research, how the different aspects of reductive physicalism is able to address the non-physical aspects of the mind, as well as the less than sensible claims that the opposing view, dualism, presents in comparison. One of the main reasons why physicalism is able to prove itself to be the better answer to the mind-body problem is based off of research that society has learned about on the brain.…
This book presents a fascinating look at how the brain works and the unusual beliefs of people who had damage to their brains, or who had their brains remapped due to amputated limbs. He gives clear descriptions…
Consciousness (kinda) Humanity likes to put a face on things. We enjoy logos, patterns, and color schemes. We feel comforted by associations that remain constant. Familiarity makes for a comfortable existence.…
Jean Piaget developed a theory that children’s thought processes differ from adults. He proved this theory through detailed observations of the development of infants and children. This theory differed from others because it proposed discrete stages of maturation. These stages that Piaget emphasizes demonstrates that there are major differences between the mind of a 3-year-old and of a 9-year-old.…