Essays on Cognition Page 11

In the use of this mixed-methods study, a cross-cultural investigation on English requests applied by Chinese EFL graduate students in some universities has been undertaken. Request, according to Byon (2004), is “a directive that embodies an effort on the part of the speaker to get the hearer to do something” (p. 1674). To a very…

In today’s military trust is an important part of planning. The commander must trust in their subordinates as well as their subordinates trust in the commander. A unit must train continuously to build a repour for mission success. Without principles of training a unit would not be able to affectively accomplish the mission. In March…

As humans, one of the most basic and deeply emotional feelings we share is a discomfort known as thinking-related disagreement. Thinking-related disagreement is when a person at the same time holds two or more competing or disagreeing beliefs or attitudes. Disagreement is the mental pain that is caused when these attitudes or actions conflict. In…

Teaching is a job where your skills must be up-to-date with all new methods and techniques. Therefore, I wanted to enhance my skills to be a better teacher, and that is why I enrolled in the BLCSI program. My name is Abdullah Baazagi, and I am from Saudi Arabia. I am one of the participants…

In today’s world culture is becoming more relevant as more areas become multicultural. The basic understanding of cultures outside of ones own has become imperative. In a multicultural society the basic understanding of other cultures is beneficial to all parties involved. The understanding of culture can display a sign of respect and open doors to…

In a world where information can spread as quickly as people can tap their fingers on screens of technological devices, it is hard for data to be verified at the speed it is being posted and spread. In A Field Guide to Lies written by Daniel J. Levitin: a neuroscientist, cognitive psychologist, and bestselling author,…

For family literacy night, one of my topics would be early literacy. The reason I have chosen early literacy is because its development begins early in life and is highly related with school achievement. If a child get limited exposure to literacy at an early age, the more likely he or she will have difficulty…

The functions of the frontal lobe, containing the prefrontal cortex, are: reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving (Mann, p. 54). The limbic system, as known as the “emotional brain”, is located in the middle of the brain, consisting of the: amygdala, hippocampus, septum, and cingulate gyrus; which are all involved with…

Research shows that driving under the influence of alcohol remains associated with up to 40% of traffic fatalities in the US, despite law enforcement efforts to discourage drunk driving (Hadjizacharia et al.,2010 ). When you are drunk you do not realize what choices you have made and you are not aware of how much danger…

“Did you ever lie as a child?” Asked by Kang Lee. With 20 years of study experience with how children learn to tell lies, Kang Lee came to TED and shared some of the discoveries his team has made. Mr. Lee pointed out that people hold three common believes: Children won’t lie before the first…