discussions

1. In what ways is the “fight-or-flight response helpful to humans in emergency situations?

2. Much research is being conducted on repairing faulty sensory organs through devices such as personal guidance systems and eyeglasses, among others. Do you think that researchers should attempt to improve normal sensory capabilities beyond their “natural” range (for example make human visual or audio capabilities more sensitive than normal)? What problems might this cause?

3. Suppose that a new “miracle pill” will allow a person to function with only one hour of sleep per night. However, because a night’s sleep is so short, a person who takes the pill will never dream again. Knowing what you do about the functions of sleep and dreaming, what would be some of the advantages and drawbacks of such a pill from a personal standpoint? Would you take such a pill?

4. The relational style of learning sometimes conflicts with the traditional school environment. Could a school be created that takes advantage of the characteristics of the rational style? How? Are there types of learning for which the analytical style is clearly superior?

5.  What study strategies can you think of that would make effective use of the levels-of-processing approach to memory?

These are discussion. Answers need not be no more than a paragraph