PSY 360 Week 2 DQ 3 Recent

Watch the “Sensation and Perception- Visual Perception” video located in this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
Discuss the video.

Visual Ambiguities
Reflect on visual ambiguities and discuss the following:
Visual perception is complicated because people’s cognitive systems are not adept at analyzing visual stimuli. To resolve visual ambiguities, people make unconscious assumptions that resolve the ambiguities. What are some examples of visual ambiguities that you have encountered today? What type of cognitive assumptions did you make to solve them?

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Do you believe it is possible to create a computer that can surpass human cognitive abilities? Why or why not?

In cognition, one major area of discussion is the influence of nature and nurture. What is the concept of nature–nurture, and why is it important in the study of cognition?

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you define cognitive psychology.

Address the following:

· Identify at least four key milestones in the development of cognitive psychology as a discipline.

· Discuss the importance of behavioral observation in cognitive psychology.

Individual Assignment: Phineas Gage Paper

Resources: University Library, the Electronic Reserve Readings, the Internet, or other resources to conduct research
Prepare a 700- to 1,050- word paper in which you explain the role of the brain in cognitive functions. As a part of your explanation, describe what Phineas Gage’s accident revealed about how brain areas support cognitive function.How does the way in which you perceive the world influence your thought process? Provide a specific example in your response. What other factors do you think impact your thought process?

Is attention a limited resource? Why or why not?Which milestone in the development of cognitive psychology do you feel has had the most impact on the field? Why?How does the way in which you perceive the world influence your thought process? Provide a specific example in your response. What other factors do you think impact your thought process?