PSY 402 (PSY 402)

PSY-402 Topic 4 DQ 2 Describe blind sight and unilateral neglect and explain the contribution of these phenomena to researchers’ understanding of consciousness and attention. Class, Unilateral spatial neglect occurs when the attention network of the brain is only affected on one side which can cause the affected person to only be able to describe or produce a picture depicting only their perception of that particular side of themselves, the room etc. (Gazzaniga, Ivry, & Mangun, 2014). W...

PSY-402 Topic 3 DQ 1 Choose a perceptual difference that demonstrates an irregularity or dysfunction in one of the projection pathways. Explain how it could affect everyday life Class, Achromatopsia is a fancy way of saying color blind. A color blind person usually inherits this gene which has produced an abnormality in the photoreceptor system (Gazzaniga, Ivry & Mangun, 2013). Dichromat refers to those who are color blind who can only see two pigments of color: red and green if they ar...

PSY-402 Topic 3 DQ 2 What are some of the differences in processing in the dorsal and ventral visual pathways? Imagine you have a friend who has an injured dorsal or ventral visual pathway, describe what that looks like, what deficits would be in their daily functioning, what remains intact. Class, In a nut shell, the differences in the processes of the dorsal and ventral visual pathways are that the dorsal pathway controls actions and the ventral pathway identifies objects (Van Polanen, ...

PSY-402 Topic 2 DQ1 What does the case of Phineas Gage reveal about localization of functions in the brain? How can modern neuroscientists and psychologists learn from his injury? Class, The case of Phineas Gage has revealed much to the sciences. Within the topic of neuroscience, many have researched the case of Phineas Gage, but a study done in 2012 looked specifically at the recovery of Phineas Gage rather than the injury. Phineas Gage’s recovery had setbacks, but the fact he lived and we...

PSY-402 Topic 2 DQ1 What does the case of Phineas Gage reveal about localization of functions in the brain? How can modern neuroscientists and psychologists learn from his injury? Class, The case of Phineas Gage has revealed much to the sciences. Within the topic of neuroscience, many have researched the case of Phineas Gage, but a study done in 2012 looked specifically at the recovery of Phineas Gage rather than the injury. Phineas Gage’s recovery had setbacks, but the fact he lived and we...

PSY-402 Topic 3 DQ 1 Choose a perceptual difference that demonstrates an irregularity or dysfunction in one of the projection pathways. Explain how it could affect everyday life Class, Achromatopsia is a fancy way of saying color blind. A color blind person usually inherits this gene which has produced an abnormality in the photoreceptor system (Gazzaniga, Ivry & Mangun, 2013). Dichromat refers to those who are color blind who can only see two pigments of color: red and green if they are mi...

Psy 402 Topic 7 DQ 2Psy 402 Topic 7 DQ 2 Chomsky’s theory on the evolution of language suggests that language is generative, meaning that humans have the ability to create a number of unique sequences. Do you agree or disagree with his theory? Give concrete examples from your readings to support your answer.

Psy 402 Topic 5 DQ 2 Discuss one type of memory deficit, including what part of the brain is affected and how memory processing is interrupted.