MODALITY DIFFERENCES AND SHORT-TERM MEMORY The effects of modality differences on short-term memory capacity Yasemin Dilibal Feyza Öztürk Selin Kalabaş and Gözde Üstün Middle East Technical University – Northern Cyprus Campus Psychology Program May 2014 1 MODALITY DIFFERENCES AND SHORT-TERM MEMORY 2 Abstract The current study examined the notion that the effect that differences between serial recall of stimuli presented in different sensory modalities. Therefore‚ it was hypothesized that
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Super Swimmer "Hey Buddy‚ you ready to swim?" He hid behind his mom’s leg and held on tight. His name was Dylan Cross and his mother signed up for 16 private swim lessons. I wondered why he was so scared of the pool. This little tan boy had nothing but fear in his eyes. So I pulled his mother to the side and asked her if Dylan had ever had swim lessons here at Philadelphia Sports Clubs before. She said "No he hasn’t‚ he has only been in the pool once when he was five and he nearly drowned to death
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Desire by Paz Latorena She was homely. A very broad forehead gave her face an unpleasant‚ masculine look. Her eyes‚ which were small‚ slanted at the corners and made many of her acquaintances wonder if perchance she had a few drops of celestial blood in her veins. Her nose was broad and flat‚ and its nostrils were always dilated‚ as if breathing were an effort. Her mouth‚ with thick lips‚ was a long‚ straight; gash across her face made angular by her unusually big jaws. But nature‚ as if ashamed
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By the end of the “Achievement” chapter‚ Rodriguez has some very profound things to say about his views on educational reform and personal evolution. The things that he says in the ending pages of the chapter do not really seem like they are the tale of a “happy ending” but more so‚ a large pun or an ironic statement made about how our desires entail such influential consequences. On pages 72-73‚ Rodriguez basically states that education is a tough process‚ a changing process even‚ and if one wants
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Class Size and Its Impact on Students’ Achievement Introduction Class size has been discussed extensively in the literature due to pioneering studies conducted by several scholars in states and countries addressing the issue of student academic achievement. The primary locus of their study had centered on the question of which provides the better academic achievement- the smaller or larger class. The two sides had provided evidences on their claims. This proposed study aims to contribute to
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Deviance‚ on the other hand‚ is considered to be behaviour that is unaccepted or frowned upon by the society or culture an individual belongs to. There are many explanations to what causes crime and deviance. However this essay will expound the main three theories and critically evaluate them to provide an overall conclusion. The first explanation is the sociological theory. This theory implies that the faults of society are to blame for the crime and deviance that exist in it. While in contrast the biological
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“The big lesson I learned from Hurricane Katrina is that we have to be thinking about the unthinkable because sometimes the unthinkable happens‚” is a quote by Mike Leavitt. In the story‚ “ Leaving Desire‚” written by Jon Lee Anderson‚ the author’s specific purpose was to show the devastation done to one person. One aspect of the selection is that Petrie will never see his family again. Petrie had his family leave to other states early so they wouldn’t be in danger. Petrie only has his dog with
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The achievement gap is catching up and challenging the low income‚ African American and latino population which is an undoubtedly complicated problem. What is the educational achievement gap? The educational achievement gap refers to the imbalance of the academic performance of a group of students‚ specifically these groups of students are defined by their race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ family’s economic and social position; that is based on income‚ education‚ and occupation. Subsequently‚ the educational
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The Desire to Justify Cruelty When do we overlook malicious behavior? Is our emotional appeal to like a person enough for us to look past deliberate cruelty? Bound up in the play A Streetcar Named Desire is the fundamental question of how the characters are dialectically cruel and the ways they justify their desires. By means of a theme of cruelty when whiteness is evoked‚ author Tennessee Williams displays when we justify the actions of others to reinforce gender identities‚ and the emotions which
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Each individual short story has its’ own point of view and voice. Within short stories there are different types of narrative and also different types of irony being used. Each individual author has their own way of telling a story; also they have a certain way to portray their story to an audience. For two specific short stories Everything That Rises Must Converge and Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter we can analyze to see what point of view and voice is being used. Everything That Rises Must Converge
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