Category: Science papers

Introduction “Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying glass at an insect so tiny that the naked eye sees only the barest speck and to discover that nevertheless it is sculpted and articulated and striped with the same care and imagination as a zebra. Apparently it does not occur to nature…

The brain is a powerful organ that handles a vast array of cognitive functions. From having its own memory storage system, to processing information from sensory organs, to handling visual, spatial, and verbal imagery – the brain is the primary director of cognition. This article focuses on visual, spatial, and verbal imagery: what each term…

There are at least a couple of different approaches to this topic, as it is a bit subjective. Any general, sweeping claim can be a problem, as it means the person making the claim has the burden to prove it empirically. Or, in this case, it can be situational. For example, when it comes to…

Perception is tightly integrated with our personality type and behaviors, our neurochemical makeup, and the overall nature versus nurture dichotomy. And then there is the cognitive angle. Namely, the senses are not only the input systems for the brain to process the plethora of visual, auditory, tactile, and olfactory information that we receive daily, but…

Drawing from the textbook definition of cognition — that is, the brain’s ability to receive a sensory trigger and then determine how to process it (elaborate, reduce, store, transform, etc.) — cognitive psychology involves understanding how exactly the brain processes sensory inputs and affects our behaviors. In short, cognitive psychology explains “thinking”. Then, from studying…

“What about Bob?” “What about Bob???” “What about BOB??!!” The above lines from the movie, What About Bob?, not only share the title’s name, but are a running question that the central characters ask throughout the film. And it begs another question: What exactly is it about the film – and the main character, Bob…

First — because getting definitions down is central to discussing topics — what exactly does coping mean? It generally involves how an individual cognitively deals with stress-triggering events. These events can start from within the individual (feeling anxious about starting a new job or going on a first date, waking up with a severe headache,…

As everyday people, we are generally aware that the inner workings within our bodies can affect how we get through life. If you have a headache while you are at work, you may become more irritable with your co-workers and feel disjointed overall. Or if you are fired from your job one day and out…

Before I dive into this topic, I need to make a comment about behaviorism, which will somewhat tie into how it pertains to life on social media. That is, the reasons why the field of psychology has moved significantly away from behaviorism almost teeter on a logical fallacy called an *Argument from Ignorance*. Namely, one…

Sigmund Freud…Erik Erikson…Carl Jung…Abraham Maslow…Jean Piaget…Heinz Kohut…Carl Rogers…these are all names that can come up in conversation when exploring the word psychology. These names also represent the evolution of psychology throughout the 20th century and until today. And they show that the field of psychology does not live in a vacuum. After all, it deals…