![Summary Icon](/sites/default/files/minisummary.png)
![Summary Icon](/sites/default/files/minisummary.png)
- 1 of 15
- volgende ›
Nothing found.
Our lens:
- Makes sure that light converges to a single point in our retina
- Does this using accommodation
- Near target: thick lens
- Far target: broad lens
Accommodation is not enough: you also need convergence. Re...
The senses are: Vision is the primary sense in humans. Blindness is a much more serious disability than in any of the other senses. The human also does a lot of analysis of vision. A huge proportion of our brain is devoted to vision. Perception is very subjective...
Development of traits:
- Variation
- Heritability
- Natural selection / adaptedness
Key factor is selection pressure Are we dealing with common descent or with convergence?
- Common descent: we lijken meet op apen omdat deze dichterbij liggen in de evolutie
Executive functions modulate the activity of other cognitive functions in a flexible and goal-directed manner. They perform a supervisory or regulatory role.
- Flexible: depending on the current context
- Goal-directed: to achieve the current goal
Taxonomy of executive func...
Phonology: the study of the abstract sound patterns of a particular language, usually according to some system of rules. Syntax: the rules for arranging items into their possible permissible combinations in a language. Semantics: the analysis of the meaning of a language. Language is a system of ...
Our brains may have grown in size because we are social animals. The orbitofrontal cortex plays a role in social functioning.
- OFC damage: over-reliance on perceptual cues to guide behavior
- Difficulty placing appropriateness of behavior in context
- Lack awareness of whethe...
A selection of bundles per field of study that can help you navigate the vast amount of content shared on WorldSupporter
- 1 of 13
- volgende ›