Social Science | Senioritis

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Understanding Bottom-Up Processing: How Sensory Inputs Build Our Perception

bottom-up processing analysis begins withe the sensory receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information Bottom-up processing, also known as data-driven processing, is a...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Understanding Top-Down Processing: How Your Brain Interprets Information Based on Prior Knowledge and Experience

top-down processing information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experiences and expectations Top-down processing refers to the use of...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Understanding Transduction in Bacteria: The Mechanism for Gene Transfer, Evolution and Antibiotic Resistance

transduction converting stimulus in the environment into neural signals Transduction is the process of transferring genetic material from one bacterium to another using bacteriophages (viruses that infect...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Master the Art of Focused Attention: A Guide to Enhancing Cognitive Skills

selective attention The ability to focus on only one stimulus from among all sensory input Selective attention is the ability of the brain to focus on a...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Unveiling the Invisible: Understanding Inattentional Blindness and Its Implications.

inattentional blindness failure to see visible objects when our attention in directed elsewhere Inattentional blindness is a phenomenon where an individual fails to perceive an unexpected object...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Understanding Change Blindness: The Complex Phenomenon That Influences Our Perception.

change blindness Failing to notice changes in the environment/scenes, even when you appear to be attending to the information Change blindness is a phenomenon in which people...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

How Choice Blindness Affects Decision Making and Cognitive Biases: Insights from Social Science Research

choice blindness the phenomenon of subjects not realizing that they had been given something that was not “their choice” Choice blindness is a cognitive phenomenon in which...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

The Fascinating Cocktail Party Effect: How the Human Brain Filters Out Irrelevant Noise to Focus on Relevant Auditory Stimuli

Cocktail party effect the ability to attend to only one voice among many The cocktail party effect is a phenomenon that refers to the ability of the...