The Stroop Effect My science fair project was based on the Stroop Effect. The Stroop Effect was discovered by J. Ridley Stroop in the 1930’s. The Stroop Effect says that when you read a color word with the same ink as its color word‚ it will be recognized and be identified easily. When you read a color word with a different ink than its color word‚ it will not be recognized as easily. So you should be able to read the same color word with the same color ink faster than a color word with a different
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“Okefenokee Swamp‚ primitive swamp and wildlife refuge in south eastern Georgia and Northern Florida…” compared to “Vast and primeval‚ unfathomable‚ unconquerable‚ bastion of cottonmouth‚ rattlesnake and le and leech‚ mother of vegetation…” show you the differences in the two passages describing Okefenokee swamp. The author of passage one gives his readers’ a very factual‚ unbiased report of the swamp‚ while the author of passage two tries to give his readers a enticingly dangerous and appealing
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The True Boredom Imagine staying indoors on a rainy day‚ lying down listening to music softly playing through the stereo‚ and letting thoughts wander off into the unknown. I find this scene appealing. However‚ my friend considers letting the thoughts wander to be dull. My stepfather‚ Mike‚ has a habit of speaking enthusiastically about history and other topics that my mind does not comprehend nor cares to ever find interesting. There is a clear difference between what I find entertaining and what
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Attention: Wal-Mart Shoppers “You are making the choice” Attention: Wal-Mart Shoppers Navigating through the aisles of a local Wal-Mart Supercenter‚ shoppers are making choices of one of those “Great Values”‚ could they be sacrificing a hometown business to save some money? Ask yourself: are you contributing to the national medical crisis of obesity‚ is that great bargain an environmental nightmare‚ or is buying that pork chop you are potentially eliminating a much
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impact on a children. According to a study of American Psychological Association shows that television viewing has led to shortened attention spans in children. When introducing a good educational programs to the children‚ it can help expand their learning potential in the future. But television viewing can also affect the children learning ability‚ short attention span and teach them to be lazy. Therefore‚ too much television is not good for the children. Most of the time‚ television shows provides
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difficult to decide what is important enough to view‚ and what isn’t. That job falls into the hands of news sources whose purpose is to gain as much attention as possible. Today the headlining story is the most dramatic story‚ not the most important. Stories beyond the scope of the United States and its interests are unlikely to garner the attention they deserve. The film Nightcrawler captures this idea best “to capture the spirit of what we air‚ is think of our news cast as a screaming woman running
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because it is now impossible for her to visualize the world presented within the book. It is also impossible for her to focus on a book because of the short attention span she has developed‚ and reading books just takes too much time for her. Television presents the world to her‚ a different world every thirty minutes‚ which holds her attention. This now leaves her no mental work to do‚ except to decide which channel she would like to watch. Because watching television requires no mental work‚ the
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The Sloth: Paying Attention to Detail Theodore Roethke‚ a twentieth century American poet‚ was a pioneer of poetry by varying his use of form and focus of attention in his writings. Due to intricate childhood history‚ including his father passing away and uncle committing suicide‚ his creative life was affected. Furthermore‚ shaping the way he writes from a young age. In “The Sloth”‚ Roethke insinuates that humans can be lethargic and tiresome through his use of figurative language‚ traditional
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Date Examples of Good Self-discipline Areas for Improvement Examples of Progression Set backs Sample Diary Entry (not to be copied or used as a personal diary entry.) This was my first week of college and I tried to impress my tutor to show him I was serious about doing the course. I did this by dressing appropriately; buying all the equipment I needed‚ getting to college on time and not being distracted easily by others in the class. I really enjoyed this first week and got to know everyone quickly
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Outline electronic and non-electronic methods of communication Audiences There are a range of factors to consider when identifying the audience for business communication; Age and Attention span Gender and Ethnicity Special Needs and Accessibility Reading Ability Legibility Interest Distraction Avoidance Business/ related Experience Non Electronic Methods of Communication Letters: Memorandums- Reports- Fax Email – Telephone/ Mobiles - Video Conferencing - Intranet – Communicators need to
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