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Know the System
Continuing on with our computer analogy, we know that a computer is actually a system of several components. These components work together to accomplish the task at hand. So, too, does your brain!
Know Your Files
I Forgot
One flaw in our computer analogy is in the poor explanation of "forgetting." If our brain was truly like a computer, then recall would be perfect. But, our brains are fallible. Why is this? Please explain your answer.
He Said/She Said
Have you ever had an argument where someone insisted they said something while you were sure they didn't? Or a disagreement about something you remember telling them, while they insist you didn't? Like many people, you may feel absolutely certain that what you remember is correct.
The book discusses several theories explaining how we create and organize information. For each of the concepts listed below, list how this may have effected both your perception and the perception of the other person/people involved in the argument.
You: ________________________________________________________________________________Them:________________________________________________________________________________
You: ________________________________________________________________________________Them: ________________________________________________________________________________
Are You Sure?
React: Compare and contrast implicit and explicit memory; Describe the constructive process of memory; Define forgetting
A College Student's Dilemma
Remember: Discuss the process of categorizing the world; Describe the processes that underlie reasoning and decision-making; Explain how people approach and solve problems
Let's practice some reasoning techniques that should be familiar to you. In fact, it is one of the first things most students do when they begin college: planning your class schedule! This is often a daunting task because you must consider so many factors in your decision. Let's look at this process.
A Tree in the Woods
Relate: Discuss the process of categorizing the world;Describe the processes that underlie reasoning and decision-making;Explain how people approach and solve problems
Let's examine a common philosophical question: If a tree falls in the woods and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?
Now, look over this additional information:
Now, using this new information, go through the philosophical question again.
Is It Really There?
React: Discuss the process of categorizing the world; Describe the processes that underlie reasoning and decision-making; Explain how people approach and solve problems
Now look at the critical thinking skills discussed above. Using this information as well as information included below, respond to the following questions.
The World is Flat
Baaababababba
Remember: Describe how people use language;Explain how language develops
Look at the following sentences. For each stage of language, write what the child might say to communicate the message.
What Do You Think?
Remember: Describe how people use language; Explain how language develops
the case of ... rob steere, the man who knew too muchRob Steere worked as a document archivist for a large university for almost a decade. His job entailed filing away books, documents, artifacts, multimedia, and other records in a large warehouse—and Rob was very good at it. Despite the complex filing system, Rob saw the logic behind it; and he knew where he could find just about any archived record that was called for.
Realizing that computer tracking eliminated the need to organize the archives topically, the university administrators last year instituted a new computerized filing system that would reorder the archives according to how densely the records could be filed together, thereby saving a great deal of expensive storage space. Since that time, though, Rob has gone from being one of the most efficient archive specialists working at this warehouse to one of the least efficient. He often gets lost and confused when trying to locate records, and he has repeatedly stored materials in the wrong place. Rob just cannot seem to make sense of the new filing system, and he has been looking for a new position elsewhere.