How Did We Learn In 2015

2. Myers, David G. Exploring Psychology with Updates on DSM-5, 9th Edition. Worth Publishers, 06/2014. VitalBook file.

Murphy, Kate. “Cellphone Radiation May Alter Your Brain. Let’s Talk.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 30 Mar. 2011. Web. 17 Feb. 2016

generations and the point of view of some psychologists about this ‘obsession’. The article begins with a comparing pets with smartphones, how we name our pet, we buy him outfits, and how he knows more than our own mother, well we actually do the same with our smartphones, and this is what the psychologist are more worried about, that is why the article is full of points of view of psychologist worried about this ‘obsession’ that has become a problem in all new generations. The author gives a reason why maybe we are so attached to our smartphones, which is that the smartphones have everything “ from track your heart rate to guide you through the streets of

Stuart later attempts to explain possible ways of increasing quality of sleep. He explains what not to do, since he has already addressed how one

American Psychological Association. Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (2015). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association

"Tomorrow I will be assigning a project and I will expatiate more on that tomorrow." said my English teacher, I was glad she would later explain because I wanted to know more about the project. 7. After Columbus came across the Americas, the Native Americans didn't have many resources to win their fief against the Europeans and defend their lands. 8. This morning, a black neighborhood cat walked across my car and I remembered that a black cat is a harbinger of bad luck because it that is what the black cat symbolizes.

The stimulation provokes excitement - a dopamine squirt- that researchers say can be addictive. In its absence, people feel bored. The resulting distractions can have deadly consequences, as when cellphone-wielding drivers and train engineers cause wrecks. And for millions of people like Mr. Campbell, these urges can inflict nicks and cuts on creativity and deep thought, interrupting work and family life.” This quote demonstrates that individuals can get issues in the cerebrum in view of imperative messages or simply distressing choices which is related with technology.

“Opening Skinners Box” a book by Lauren Slater written about the ground breaking experiments in the psychological world. Posing ways to not only get the answers to all of the big questions but to understand why we chose to accept those answers. In the early years phycology was an unknown, scary and intimidating area that many people wanted answers to. In all of the compelling research and ground breaking experiments, for each answer that came up, two more questions came with it. The mind is a tricky thing to grasp, but thanks to a few well known scientists we are a little closer to understanding it.

Speaker Credibility: Personally, I’ve pulled an all-nighter before to ensure I studied everything for my exam, and I am interested in learning more about the effects of sleep deprivation.

This quarter we did read about sleep. I learned how much does the average adult needs per night to function properly. An interesting fact I have learned is “when sleepy frontal lobes confront an unexpected situation, slow responses spell disaster” (Myers & Dewall, pg.57, 2014). Which was one of the things they spoke of in the video no sleep can make you literally stupid. Additionally, learning about sleep debt which must be repaid and maybe for some won’t affect them for a couple of weeks. I learned while staying awake all night to do homework might it get the work done, it doesn’t mean I would remember the work I did.

Technology is changing the way we think, the effects of technology is complicated. “Thompson’s point is that ‘artificial intelligence’ — defined as machines that can cerebrate on their own just like or better than humans — is not yet (and may never be) as puissant as ‘intelligence amplification,’ the symbiotic smarts that occur when human cognition is augmented by a close interaction with computers.” (Walter, 2013) Technology impacts our brain, it impacts our ability to learn and think it pushes us towards new forms of technology and pulling us away from the old ways of technology. Technology gives us a better way to feel connected with what our brains are trying to understand, Thompson mentions that the key word ‘mindfulness’ is important, and how you should focus on how you could let the information sunk in. As technology still develops it opens up more ways on how it could be useful to people keeping them, and their brains connected to the idea of technology and the importance of it, but relying so heavily on the new technology has created a generation that revolves around

Today I’ll be discussing Patricia Smith Churchland’s Are Mental States Irreducible to Neurobiological States. According to The Norton Introduction to Philosophy, “[Churchland] is known for her work connecting neuroscience and traditional philosophical topics such as consciousness, the self, free will and ethics” (T.N.I.P, 424).

Central Idea: That sleep is good for you and you should get your eight hours of it!

II. Thematic Statement: Most people don’t think about the long term effects of not getting enough sleep you need to function properly. But if we all were to go to

Title of Speech: The Importance of Sleep and the Effects It Can Have on Our Bodies