Memory And Cognition

Memory And Cognition

Memory And Cognition

Memory And Cognition Assignment

Memory And Cognition Assignment

Question 1:

Some people do not hesitate to walk across a fiery pit of glowing coals. For most of us, firewalking is likely to be a big decision. Suggest what kind of measurements might tell us how firewalkers differ from people who refuse to firewalk. Be inventive; it’s not a research proposal. It’s fine to begin with cultural or genetic or experiential differences, but then try to pinpoint the mental trait or process or deficiency that would lead one person to be a firewalker and another to refuse. Remember that we want something we can measure: how fast? how much? how accurately?

Question 2:

Suggest an example of how others manipulate our attention. You might think of catchingsomeone’s gaze by flirting, hijacking their emotions in film, fooling them with stage magic, or pick an example you prefer. Include your interpretation: What does your example show about attention?

Question 3:

Let’s decide: Are we zombies*? Take a side pro or con and defend your decision. Are zombies conscious? If we are zombies—mentally at least—why do we need a big brain? If we are not zombies, why are we so bad at metacognition, or knowing what we know?

Memory & Cognition
Discipline Cognitive science
Language English
Edited by Neil Mulligan
Publication details
Publication history
1973-present
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Mediaon behalf of the Psychonomic Society
Frequency 8/year
Impact factor
(2014)
2.457
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4
Mem. Cogn.
Indexing
CODEN MYCGAO
ISSN 0090-502X (print)
1532-5946 (web)
LCCN 73645334
OCLC no. 907921555
Links
Journal homepage
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Memory & Cognition is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering cognitive science. It is published by Springer Science+Business Media on behalf of the Psychonomic Society and was established in 1973. The editor-in-chief is Neil Mulligan (University of North Carolina).