Cognitive Processes: Attention, Perception, and Memory Mechanisms

Attention and Its Determinants

Types of Attention

  • Voluntary
  • Involuntary
  • Habitual

External Determinants

Intensity, size, contrast, motion, novelty, repetition, anatomy or shape.

Internal Determinants

States of the body (aches, effects of chemicals, emotional states, etc.), motivations, general habits, expectations.

Laws of Perception

The Laws of Perception, often associated with Gestalt theory, concern how we organize stimuli. This includes perceptual organization and the concept of figure-ground relationship.

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Memory Systems: Autobiographical, Implicit, and Explicit Functions

Autobiographical Memory

Autobiographical memory refers to the conscious and active remembering of events related to one’s own life and personal past.

Traditional Procedure: Galton (1883)

  • Requires a keyword and date to prompt a personal experience related to that word.
  • The quality of memory is assessed by its vividness and level of detail.
  • Problem: This method is considered too open.

Modern Procedures

Questionnaires (e.g., Baddeley)

Ask for personal information and autobiographical incidents from different

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Foundations of Human Sexuality: Theology, Theory, and Biology

Christian Perspectives on Sexuality and Ethics

Hopes and Challenges in Tradition

Christians long to move from guilt to gratitude, receiving sexuality as a good gift grounded in creation and the Incarnation (our bodies aren’t barriers to grace); to live an incarnational faith that meets God through embodied life; and to join pleasure with commitment, where mutual delight, fidelity, and fruitfulness mature love within the community’s lived wisdom.

Challenges in Tradition

  • The heritage is mixed: Genesis
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Mastering Emotional Intelligence for Project Success

Day 1: Project Management Fundamentals

Typical Project Processes

  1. Initialize
  2. Plan & Schedule
  3. Execute
  4. Monitor
  5. Close

PM vs. The Plate Spinner

Project Managers get work done through the efforts and coordinated contributions of many other people. Unlike inanimate plates, people have:

  • Feelings and emotions
  • Other commitments and priorities
  • Politics and varied personalities
  • Varied communication modes and skills
  • History and biases
  • Forgetfulness
  • Minds they might change
  • Hidden agendas
  • A need to feel respected
  • Lives outside
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The Four Stages of Cognitive Development by Jean Piaget

Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development

Jean Piaget remains the most relevant figure in developmental psychology. The formulation of his cognitive developmental stages is crucial for understanding human growth and interpreting the potential and difficulties faced by students at every moment of their development.

Piaget’s developmental stages serve as a fundamental reference for designing effective educational activities.

The Foundation of Piaget’s Stage Theory

While developing tests, Piaget observed

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The Six Core Perspectives and Goals of Modern Psychology

The Four Goals of Psychology

  1. Description: Psychologists seek to describe how people behave, think, and feel.
  2. Explanation: They strive to understand and explain why people act the way they do, developing hypotheses and theories that specify the causes of behavior.
  3. Prediction/Control: By designing experiments and research, they test whether their proposed explanations are accurate.
  4. Application: Applying psychological knowledge in ways that enhance human welfare.

Levels of Analysis in Psychology

Psychological

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