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People in sail boat at Rockport Beach
No full textSeven People on a sail boat in the water at Rockport Beach in Texa
Three ladies posing for a picture
No full textThree ladies posing for a picture smiling in lovely costumes at a Hous
Module 3: Cognitive Psychology Research Methods
No full textModule 3: Cognitive Psychology Research Methods
Behavior Methods
One of the important assumptions of cognitive psychology experiments is that the more cognitive processes or stress on cognitive processes a task requires, the longer it will take to complete that task or more errors will be committed while completing the task. Let's return to Perry for a moment. If the reading assignment for Perry's class is to read a chapter from a textbook, which is written to summarize a body of research for an undergraduate to understand, he might have no problem reading at a steady pace while also munching on his snacks. Contrast that to if Perry were assigned to read an original peer-reviewed research article from an academic journal, where the audience is other professionals in the field. In this case, Perry will likely have to dedicate more mental effort to understand what is written in the article and to understand the authors' conclusions based on the results of their study. If you were to compare his behavior of the two readings, you might expect that (after accounting for length of the reading) it would take Perry longer to complete the article compared to the textbook chapter. You might also expect that if Perry were to take a quiz over the two different readings, Perry might make more wrong answer on the article quiz than the textbook quiz
Mapping water quality indicators using remote sensing data
No full textDepartment of Physical and Environmental SciencesNew approach to oyster conservation, Analyzing water quality of entire bay to pinpoint zones where average conditions are optimal, Mapping Oyster Growth Suitability Index (OGSI), Extract water quality indicators (WQI) from remote sensing images, ECOSTRESS – temperature, Landsat – salinity, turbidity, chlorophyll-a, Machine Learning algorithms required model surface reflectance to WQI data, Project goal: generate Oyster Growth Suitability Index (OGSI) maps using the WQI data extracted from remote sensing image
Baseball park on Leopard
No full textBaseball park on Leopard with a crowd watching while sitting in the stand
12 Cognitive Psychology: Module 22
No full textModule 22: Judgment and Reasoning
No matter which public topic you discuss or which personal aspect you worry about – you need reasons for your opinion and argumentation. Moreover, the ability of reasoning is responsible for your cognitive features of decision making and choosing among alternatives.
Everyone uses these two abilities in everyday life to the utmost. Let us, therefore, consider one more scene of Perry's life:
It is again a rainy afternoon and Perry is tired of observing the black crows in his garden and decides to escape from the shabby weather and spend his mid-semester break in Mexico. Perry has never been to Mexico before and is pretty excited. He will leave the next day; thus, he begins packing his bag. The crucial things first: some underwear, some socks, a pair of pajamas and his wash bag with a toothbrush, shampoo, soap, sunscreen, and bug spray. But, Perry cannot find the bug spray until his friend, Terry, tells him that he lost it and will buy him a new bottle. Terry advises Perry to take an umbrella for the way to the corner store as it is raining outside before he turns back to his packing task. But what did he already pack into his bag? Immediately, he remembers and continues, packing his clothing into the bag, considering that each piece fits another one and finally his iPod as he exclusively listens to music with this device. Since he is going on somewhere warm, Perry specifically packs shorts and T-Shirts into his bag. After approximately half an hour, he is finally convinced that he has done everything necessary for having some fine holidays.
Using Perry's vacation preparation, we will explain the basic principles of reasoning and decision making
Movement ecology of the Texas Diamondback Terrapin (malaclemys terrapin littoralis)
No full textAcknowledgements: Dr. Shawn McCracken, Dr. Daniel Coffey, Robert “Bobby” Duke, Erin Hill, Center for Coastal Studies, Department of Life SciencesMovement Ecology, Study of how organisms move within their ecosystems or environment, First step to proper conservation management, Applies to both flora & fauna, Animal movements are based on biotic and abiotic factors, Can identify core use area & home rang
Reception for Raul Velasco
No full textReception at the Galvan Ballroom Raul Velasco, Bobby, Alicia and Bobby Galvan Jr. all smiling for a pictur
07 Cognitive Psychology: Module 15
No full textModule 15: Memory Errors – More than Just Forgetting
Amnesia
We will now consider a profound form of forgetting called amnesia that is distinct from more ordinary forms of forgetting. Most of us have had exposure to the concept of amnesia through popular movies and television. Typically, in these fictionalized portrayals of amnesia, a character suffers some type of blow to the head and suddenly has no idea who they are and can no longer recognize their family or remember any events from their past. After some period of time (or another blow to the head), their memories come flooding back to them. Unfortunately, this portrayal of amnesia is not very accurate. What does amnesia typically look like