Debunking the Brain Sex Myth
Debunking the Brain Sex Myth
Debunking the Brain Sex Myth
Unit 2: Cognitive Psychology
The cognitive Science Approach
Q&A
What are the types of memory loss? by Sim
There are many types of memory loss, some occur temporarily, but some may affect us for the rest of our life. One of the types of memory loss is known as immediate memory loss, where we cannot recall something within 60 seconds. For example, when we are asked to recall something we learned a few minutes ago, we may suddenly forget and cannot bring back that part of our memory.
Secondly, short term memory loss means that we forget a small amount of information lies our client’s telephone number. Long term memory loss, however, implies that we forget a large amount of information. This can be categorized into three groups: recent memory loss, recent memory loss, and remote memory loss. Recent memory loss can be concluded as not recalling the past few days, like the person we visited two days ago. Recent memory loss is not being able to recall events of the past few months like the person we visited last month. Failure to recall events of the distant past, such as the names of our preschool teachers, is known as remote memory loss.
Amnesia is also a common type of memory loss where we are unable to recall past experiences or personal identity. Anterograde amnesia is the inability to remember recent events after the trauma but can remember past events before it. On the other hand, a person having retrograde amnesia cannot remember past events before the trauma but can remember recent events after trauma.
Semantic memory loss is where we cannot remember information that we used to remember without thinking, such as recalling our alphabet. We have explicit memory loss when we cannot remember information that we learned or memorized, like our appointment time with someone. Another one would be implicit memory loss, where we cannot remember to perform an activity previously learned, like the steps of tying our shoes or riding a bike.
When we have episodic memory loss, we cannot recall times, places, or emotions where something important has happened to us. This has to do with remembering our past and the ability to recall autobiographical events from our past. Orientation memory loss means that we suddenly cannot recall the current time and date. This may occur for a split second.
The last type of memory loss is prospective memory loss. When we forget to bring something requested or cannot respond to cues such as an alarm, we are experiencing this type of memory loss.
What is auditory agnosia? by Rachel
Auditory agnosia is the inability to perceive and identify sounds, although intact cognitive functions and language skills. There are two types of auditory agnosia - \\verbal auditory agnosia and non-verbal auditory agnosia. L.A. Vignolo (1982) proposes semantic associative auditory agnosia and discriminative auditory agnosia (p 49). Vignolo categorizes them based on where the damage in the brain is at. Semantic-associative auditory agnosia is found in patients with aphasia and has received damage in the left hemisphere. In contrast, discriminative auditory agnosia is present in patients who suffer damage in the right hemisphere.
When patients find it difficult to recognize and identify environmental sounds, such as dripping water and keys jangling, this is identified as non-verbal auditory agnosia. However, verbal auditory agnosia is losing the ability to understand and convey the meaning of words spoken in a language.
Patients who suffer from auditory agnosia are different from those with impaired hearing because they are aware of the auditory stimuli but can't identify the noise. A 65-year-old male from Korea reportedly heard buzzing sounds when people were talking.
Bilateral damage in the posterior third of the temporal lobe was discovered in patients who suffered from auditory agnosia (Vignolo, 1982). The temporal lobe, located in the cerebral cortex, is responsible for language and hearing, among other functions. Some patients recorded unilateral damage involving the superior temporal cortex and the planuum temporal. The superior temporal cortex processes the frequency of sound while the planuum temporal affects language comprehension.
What is the difference between sensory store, short term memory and long term memory? by LAW
The sensory store is where the stimuli from the environment are processed from all senses such as smell, sights, tastes and sounds. The information store remains briefly, which last less than a second before decaying. It is mostly focused on iconic memory, which refers to the persistence of vision and echoic memory for the persistence of hearing.
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Short term memory is a stage where the storage system processes the information from the sensory memory. Short-term memory storage lasts about 15 to 30 seconds—the information is forgotten rapidly when new information follows. The input from the sensory stores and information recollected from long term memory will be received by short-term memory.
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The long-term memory will receive information in short term memory. Long-term memory is where we can remember all the things that happened more than just a few minutes ago for a longer time. But, the information transferred depends on the individual engagement process.
What are the types of long-term memory? by Lilian
Tulving (1972) proposed a distinction between their types. First, procedural memory is basically knowing how to do things or memory of motor skills. For example, riding a bike, operating a washing machine, button on the shirt and others. The second is semantic memory which stores information about the world. This includes knowledge about the meaning of words. For example are your friends' names, song’s lyrics and others. For episodic memory, there is a part of storing information about events; for example, we know the experiences in our lives, like our first day at school and others.
Additional Resources ​by Wong
Problem solving ability : Significance for Adolescents (Summary)
Article that provided by Hooda.M and Devi.R were explain that problem solving is important for adolescent because it play an important role in academic achievement. Problem solving can let students more involved in the process of learning and enhance the use of higher levels thinking process. Problem based education is an approach that aims to have students gain the skills of learning with self-governance, independence studying and questioning while problems solving are an approach that provides the students to self-research and learn whenever they encounter similar situations during their lifetime. Teacher also be the main source to help the students to improve their problems solving skills. This situation provides students with opportunities of problem solving, and helps them to rise as good problem solvers in future. Next, parents should encourage them to solve their problems by using their cognitive abilities. To help them, parents should provide rich and balanced diet to let them remain physically fit and mentally alert. （159words）
Mindmap by Kelly
