Clinical psychology statistics for postgraduate research and analysis

Clinical Psychology

Module Five Questions

Based on the results obtained in Santa's (1977) classic study, in what brain area would you expect that geometric information is analyzed? In what area of the brain would you expect verbal information to be analyzed?

I would expect that verbal information (words) would be analyzed in the left half of the brain while geometric information would be analyzed in the right half of the brain in a right-handed person.

I am following Brooks' procedure to scan a block letter. I began my scan at the bottom left point of the letter. The correct sequence of responses is: yes, yes, yes, no, no, yes. What is the letter?

The letter is "L."

I would like you to compare your god/divinity/first-cause (select one) constructions to those presented by Kunkel et al.

Kunkel et al. (1999) describe a number of the concepts that their subjects have developed to conceptualize their idea of God or other form(s) of divinity. These concepts include various combinations of the following: Human-like, mysterious, vengeful, inspirational, guiding, benevolent, and powerful. Due to personal beliefs as well as the overall belief system in which they live, individuals differ as to the ways in which each of these separate complex concepts are intermixed. My own representation is not like any of these because I see the universe in purely humanistic terms. The only truly accurate term that I see from the concept maps that their subjects offered is "mysterious," which is what I find the nature of my world to be.

4. Find an image of a Necker cube. What occurs as you look at it? Now imagine a Necker cube. Did you have similar experiences?

Looking at the picture of a Necker cube for me is like looking at a fluorescent bulb when it has started to flicker. There's an annoying oscillating quality to as I try to resolve it and it flips back and forth from one possible (imaginary) cube to another. When I think about it, trying to visualize it, it doesn't do this: It seems to stabilize on one of the possible (imaginary) cubes.

5. Describe your semantic network to the phrase "factor analysis."

A semantic network is a cognitive association that draws items together because they have common attributes (also uncommon ones). My semantic network for factor analysis includes the concepts of variability, combination, statistical, error, and latency.

6. Give an example of a particular constellation of default assumptions that exists in your mind.

A specific constellation of default assumptions of mine is one about climate change includes:

It is becoming increasingly difficult to change the course of the climate

All countries must band together to address the problem

Companies will continue to try for the highest possible profits regardless of consequence

Social and political conservatives often devalue science

Such devaluation and lack of funding are a central part of the problem.

7. How much do people remember of what they experience?