Reaction Time, Synthesesia, and Sense Perception

3.  Trial                                                      Number of Dots           Percentage Change In Score*
      1                                                                 23                                                  0%
      2                                                                 27                                                  17.39%
      3                                                                 28                                                  3.7%
      4                                                                 28                                                  0%
      5                                                                 26                                                 -7.14%

4. My performance on the Hit-the-Dot game was fairly decent. I scored more points than some, yet I scored lower than others. Sense perception affected my score because I was able to use my sense of sight to perceive the dots that were appearing right in front of me. I did not use reason during this game, for my main tools were sense perception and reaction time. For the most part, my reaction time improved with each new round, however, I screwed up at the fifth game. It might have been an anomaly, or I might have lost some of my focus while playing. Through this game I learned how to make my reaction time get steadily faster as the game progressed.

7. Synthesesia is a condition in which a sense is stimulated through the wrong sense. (Example: a person can taste color.)

8. When I listen to various sorts of music, I experience pleasure, for it manages get my mind off of stress. For me, nothing more than the sense perception of hearing is involved while I listen to music. For WOK, I experience emotions which differ depending on the tone of each song. Language is expressed by the singer when he/she signs the lyrics to their song. Sense perception allows me to perceive the song in my mind.

11. Word Set 1 Time = 17.207 seconds      Word Set 1 Time 33.063 seconds  Difference = 33.063 - 17.207 = 15.586 seconds

12. The Stroop effect is when a person sees a color word written in a different color. The Stroop effect causes the person to hesitate on naming the color that is presented to them due to the fact that the word spells out another color. The nature of the word would interfere with the person's quest in their environment because even though the person sees a certain color, the word is saying a different color. Despite the fact that the person knows the word is written in red, for example, he would hesitate on saying the shouting out red since the word says green.

Selective Attention VS Inattention Blindness

• Selective attention is when an individual focuses their attention on only one item or action in their environment, and block out possible cases of interference  Inattention blindness is an effect of selective attention. It is when an individual is so focused on one objective that they are unable to notice differences that occur in their environment outside of the scope of their attention.
• A personal example of selective attention came to light when I was in the depths of my own mind. I was thinking about TV, and I blocked out everything else during that time  An example of selective attention in the Area of Knowledge known as human sciences came in the form of a video called  Selective Attention Test. The objective that the video asked the viewer to complete was that they had to count how many times the people in the white shirts passed a ball. As a result, the viewer's sole focus would be to pay attention to the players in white, and they would block out everything else.
• A personal example of of inattention blindness continued when my mom asked me to do a chore while I was thinking about TV. I was so into my thoughts that I did not even hear my mom when she presented her request.  An example of inattention blindness in the Area of Knowledge of human sciences appeared at the conclusion the Selective Attention Test, video. The people in white made a total of fifteen passes, but in focusing on the objective, the viewer may have experienced inattention blindness when they might have failed to see a gorilla walk right into the middle of the scene and beat his chest. 

http://www.mind-meditations.com/concentration-attention/selective-attention-inattentional-blindness/

Knowledge Issues Questions

1. A mind boggling event happened in the world of medical science when Scott Routley managed to communicate with his doctors. Scott was about twenty-seven years old when he was involved in a car accident that left him in a vegetative state. For over twelve years, he could not communicate with anyone until the day Dr. Adrian Owen preformed an experiment on him. By reading his brain activity with an fMRI machine, Dr. Owen was able to gain yes or no answers from Scott, even to the question which has haunted the loved ones of vegetative state patients for years: "Do you feel any pain?"
Now that this method of communication has been enacted, there are several thought provoking, knowledge issue questions to be considered:
I. (If a patient answers yes to the question of pain, what should be done to alleviate it?) What does good evidence present as the correct solution?
II. (If a patient answers yes to whether or not they wish to die, should the doctors take his life?) In what ways does value effect our perception of ethics?
III. (If the family wishes to keep a patient alive even though they want death, should the doctors obey the family, or the patient?) Whose opinion is of more value?


2. Movies can create a great amount of controversy for their viewers. Some movies make more money, and gain more popularity than other films. This statement can even be applied to movies that are made by the same company. Some people love a certain movie while others cannot stand it. In order to gain further insight into the world of films, here are some knowledge issue questions that apply to this subject:
I. What makes a movie so popular to the masses?
II. Why are some movies more liked than others?
III. Why do some people like one movie while others hate it?
IV. What does a viewer search for when he or she watches a movie?
V. If a movie does not make a lot of money, can it still be popular?
VI. Can a movie truly be bad or good?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/14/scott-routley-vegetative-patient-yes-no_n_2125481.html