Essays on Neuropsychology

It would have been very unlikely that we would be looking at another person without our own concept of what he is based on our cultural, environmental, sexual and even educational orientation.  This is the reason why this paper aims to discuss key points from our text and discussions and likewise provide our own concept…

Baddeley and Hitch (1974) criticised the multi-store model for being a very simplistic view of memory. They saw short term memory as a store that had many individual sections inside it. This was supported by patient KF who had epilepsy, the doctor wanted to try and remedy this by removing his hippocampus. This surgery was…

The human function of memory is fascinating to me as it distinguishes individuals from one another. Our brain develops and we form our understanding of the world and our surroundings through our experiences and what we remember. Our preferences and dislikings of films, among other things, are influenced by our memory. Utilizing this knowledge, I…

Ebbinghaus 2 During the late 1800’s a new science was emerging in Europe. Psychology’s roots can be traced back to Germany and a man by the name of William Wunt. Following Wunt other psychologists began emerging in different fields. Of these pioneers Herman Ebbinghaus was one, and his field of study was memory. He performed…

In the movie “A Beautiful Mind”, John Nash experiences various positive symptoms. Initially, he hallucinates having a roommate while studying at Princeton. Throughout his life, this imaginary roommate continues to communicate with him, and later on, the niece of this hallucination also becomes part of his experiences. Another hallucination Nash encounters is depicted by Ed…

The Sensitive Periods in a child’s life was Dr. Maria Montessori’s greatest discovery. Though it was first discovered by a Dutch Scientist, Hugo de Vries, it was on animals, but Dr. Maria Montessori found the existence of this period in children too. The term “Sensitive Period” is used for a specific period of a child’s…

Abstract Biology psychology is the study of how the structure, evolution, growth, and chemsitry of living things control, define and affect human behavoir. Biopsychology includes neuropsychology (your actual brain functioning and structure); and also the effects of hormones, drugs, diet etc on human behavoir and cognition. It is reductionist, very scientific and objective, and assumes…

How does activity with sensorial materials encourage observation and perception of the environment? “It is through contact with and exploration of the environment, that the intelligence builds up its store of operational ideas without which its abstract functioning lacks both foundation and inspiration”. (Montessori, The Discovery of the Child, pg. 151) _Sensorial Exercises are designed…

Micro-expressions, which are brief and involuntary facial expressions resulting from certain emotions, are universal and difficult to hide. They depict one of the seven basic universal emotions: Disgust, anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise, and contempt (John). Psychologists Haggard and Isaacs first discovered these “micro-momentary” facial expressions in 1966 while analyzing non-verbal communication between psychologists and…

Critically reviewing the evidence supporting Schneider & Shiffrin’s model of automation and evaluating the extent to which it explains evidence from studies of divided attention is important. In everyday speech, we use the word attention to include several kinds of mental activity. Psychologists also use the word in many different contexts. Attention can refer to…