Adam Park, Social Science Teacher at Senioritis.io

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

The Fascinating Phonemic Restoration Effect: How Context Shapes Speech Perception

What explains the phonemic restoration effect? top-down processing The phonemic restoration effect is a perceptual phenomenon where a listener perceives a missing phoneme in a word or...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Sociology

Understanding Socialization: The Crucial Agents That Mold Our Beliefs and Behaviors

what facilitates socialization? language Socialization is the process through which individuals learn and internalize the norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors of their respective cultures and societies. Several...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Criminology

Understanding the importance of due process and individual rights in the US criminal justice system: A comparative analysis with authoritarian regimes.

What factor differentiates the US system of criminal justice from authoritarian governments around the world? Justice The main factor that differentiates the US system of criminal justice...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Educational Psychology

Unlocking the Mystery: Infants’ Innate Understanding of Gravity & Support Relations

What happened in the Physical Knowledge: Support Relations & Gravity (Baillargeon) study? [Idea is that there is not “all or nothing” development] Possibilities in Gravity – 3...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

The importance of HM’s case study for understanding memory & neuroscience

What happened to HM? Suffered brain injury as a result of surgical procedure to relieve him from seizures caused by epilepsy. HM was a man known in...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

How HM’s Bilateral Medial Temporal Lobe Resection Surgery Revolutionized Our Understanding of Memory and the Brain

What happened to HM’s memory? He was assessed of having anterograde (loss of ability to make NEW memories) and retrograde (loss of ability to recall events PRIOR...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Civil Law

Understanding Unconscionability: The Importance of Express Knowledge in Contract Enforceability

what happens if the party does not have expressed knowledge of the clause? if they don’t know then the clause is non-existent. If a party does not...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Criminology

How Lawmakers are Rethinking America’s Drug Problem: Exploring Causes, Consequences, and Solutions.

What has prompted lawmakers to reconsider the American drug problem? The financial and societal cost of imprisoning drug offenders There are several factors that have prompted lawmakers...