October 2014

Presbycusis

· Personal Essays

Our ears are constantly listening. They are able to receive sound waves and convert them into a way our brain can interpret it. When air molecules vibrate and move in a pattern, we call those…

Neural Communication

· Personal Essays

The primary motor cortex, precentral gyrus, controls voluntary movement. In Joseph, the motor cortex was damaged on the right side of his brain. This side of his brain controls the left side of his…

Prejudice

· Personal Essays

America has a well-documented history of racism since it’s formation. From the Native Americans, to slavery and the Black experience of African Americans, to the world wars and Asian Americans, there…

Self-Report Measures

· Personal Essays

Measured variables where respondents are free to list their thoughts or feelings are known as free-format self-report measures. Measured variables where respondents are free to indicate their…