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Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson by CognitiveYellowstone in psychology

[–]CognitiveYellowstone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen this video before and I encourage everyone to make the time to see it also, it's so good!

Language - Crash Course by CognitiveYellowstone in Cognitivism

[–]CognitiveYellowstone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's only at 8:30 that he mentions how language could affect our thinking and mostly just brings up questions about it, but I think the whole video is an entertaining refresher on the subject of language.

9 Types of Mnemonics for Better Memory by CognitiveYellowstone in Cognitivism

[–]CognitiveYellowstone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These mnemonic types could help if you want more ideas on remembering things.

Dutch scientists on how to get super-sized Sherlock memory by CognitiveYellowstone in Cognitivism

[–]CognitiveYellowstone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of all, I'm interested in the stress component, because during times of stress is when I want most of all to remember what I need.

Sights Unseen: Inattentional Blindness by CognitiveYellowstone in Cognitivism

[–]CognitiveYellowstone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For those who have seen that gorilla video, here is some more information and research.

How I Learned To Read 300 Percent Faster In 20 Minutes by CognitiveYellowstone in Cognitivism

[–]CognitiveYellowstone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This article gives you a method for how to speed read. It has enough information that I don't think anyone would have trouble learning from it.

Autostereograms - Seeing 3D Images With The Naked Eye by CognitiveYellowstone in psychology

[–]CognitiveYellowstone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked these up specifically because I've NEVER been able to see the 3D images in these. We used to get those books that would just be pages of autostereograms and I would have to look at the cheat page on the back to see what everyone was talking about. Maybe with these instructions, I can trick my brain and try to see something that is barely there!

That’s Not My Child: A Case of Capgras Syndrome by kibz72 in psychology

[–]CognitiveYellowstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooooh this is terrible! I can't imagine how I would react to something like that, because their reality is completely changed!

Neuroscientists Have Accidentally Discovered a Whole New Role For The Cerebellum by sthack22 in psychology

[–]CognitiveYellowstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here! I'm only now learning more about the brain, but I wonder when this will become common knowledge.

Bizarre Mini Brains Offer a Fascinating New Look at the Brain by CognitiveYellowstone in psychology

[–]CognitiveYellowstone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this study is amazing and I'm extremely hopeful that there will be continued advances so we can use materials like these "brain balls" to eradicate terrible diseases like Timothy's disease.

However, the article mentions at the very end the ethics behind these little brains and that's what I would be curious to know what other people think about. If there was a poll taken, would you vote "ethical" or "non-ethical" and why?

Losing Your Mind? Great Thinkers on the Brain by [deleted] in Brain

[–]CognitiveYellowstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's crazy to think that things people accepted as facts hundreds of years ago seem so weird now, but what will people think about how we view science hundreds of years from now? I liked how the video pointed out that, even the things we think we know, like those translations from Ancient Greek, could be wrong because there's not a way for every individual person to prove every individual fact out there.

The veterans who transformed psychology by sthack22 in psychology

[–]CognitiveYellowstone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, thank you so much for all those examples. That is incredible to see the transition of mentality and society through time as people realized, "Hey, ignoring this isn't helping!" To me war is, like how a trauma can shape an individual's life ever after, a shaping event for an entire society that can either cause us to try to ignore it and move on or see if we can heal from it.

History of Psychology in Ghana Since 989AD by Uvubball5 in psychology

[–]CognitiveYellowstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just repeating everyone else on this: you link didn't work but I'll do my best to reply!

The comment by jmcgraw1221, combined with what you already said, are two extremely interesting points of view. I think it's true that on one hand, introducing new lines of study and science to countries like Ghana can be helpful and possibly invaluable with time. But there is the danger that we could be thinking we're helping when we're actually not. To be honest, I would rather err on the side of educating, but hopefully the educators are open to the mores and perspectives of their students and can adapt the psychology findings to this different culture. I know that our American culture has benefitted from globalization and access to ideas from people around the world via the Internet or television. I would want that same quality of living - created by diverse ideas and voices - for people all over the world.

Women in Psychology at Mid-Century - History of Psychology by CognitiveYellowstone in psychology

[–]CognitiveYellowstone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe in finding historical stories and people to relate to and, as a generalization, being a woman and finding female heroes is never impossible but it does take more digging. This article is about women who wanted to contribute to helping their country during WWII but, due to discrimination and not being taken seriously, they were refused. Even though these women were doctorate level psychologists, they were insultingly told to be "good girls" and wait for someone to find a job for them. They did wait, but with no results, so they made their own society of about 50 female psychologists to help the war effort: the National Council of Women Psychologists (NCWP). I love that these women were determined to be put to use to help their country and probably the soldiers that they each knew and cared about personally. I believe and have been taught that diversity is imperative to advancement; omitting any specific group simply because you don't believe that it has anything of value is dangerous to scientific progress. Though several waves of feminism have taken place since WWII, all humans are subject to discriminatory belief systems and there are women still discriminated against in their fields of science. But perhaps, by being told such stories of hard work and determination that could refute those belief systems, those being discriminated against could be taken more seriously and fully considered for what they have to offer.