Perception College Essays Samples For Students

The Book Part

Michele Alexander covers the issue of racialism in the modern society. Though the media claims that the modern American society has moved past the racism era, racism has taken a modern form in terms of the social policies that the government implements. Through these social policies, members of different races receive different conviction for the same offenses. These social policies present the transformation of racism. Obama’s victorious election into presidency may have depicted the end of racism, but society perceives it differently.
The social policy on the drug war presents the real image of modern racism. The criminal Continue reading...

English

The idea that an adult can recapture child mind and live completely in the present without abstract thought about the act, and the future is a philosophical and psychological idea that holds little meaning to most people. The mindset of an adult is primarily influenced by experiences that the adult has gone through. It can, therefore, be argued that the current mindset of any given adult is a collection of different paradigms of mindsets that resulted as a result of experiences that the adult has gone through. The concept that an adult can adopt the child mind and live Continue reading...

New York (January 1939) is one of the many works of artist Charles Green Shaw (1892 – 1974). It is oil on wood kind of painting. It appears that Shaw was inspired by the New York City’s rhythms. The piece is a reflection of the fascination of the artist with contemporary skylines in addition to certain aspects of European Cubism. One can see bold and intangible configurations, which arouse the musical but quite low beauty of Manhattan. The sun above, slightly rust colored, is reflected in a dark disk at the bottom, resembling sort of a dark shadow against Continue reading...

Introduction

Advertisers, graphic designers, and organizations in general that aim to advertise or promote follow principles, practices, and techniques in order to accomplish their objects. Often, the objective of advertisers, graphic designers, and organizations is to communicate a specific message to the audience (Barker, Valos, & Shimp, 2012; Shimp & Andrews, 2013). Similarly, the message often intends to stir a positive and productive response on the part of the audience. Within the context of consumerism, the objective of advertisers and graphic designers that work for business organizations would be to create images in advertisements that would appeal to the audience as consumers. Continue reading...

Abstract

This paper is an expository essay on the article” The influence of the feel of product packaging on the perception of the oral-somatosensory texture of food” presented by Betina Piqueras-Fiszman a,b,, Charles Spence (2012). Initial sections of the paper covers the expirmenet and method adopted in the article. The Later sections deals with critique and results of the experiment.

Introduction

The research has focused on the multisensory integration regarding the superior colliculus (SC) of the adult neurons (Betina & Spence, 2012). The core emphasis has been on perception of food texture and it also focuses on what may occur inside Continue reading...

Introduction

My hometown is in Huntington Beach, CA. Huntington Beach is found in Orange County within Southern Carolina. Orange County is located by the seaside, and this gives the place a tepid outlook. The Huntington Beach is a beautiful place as it is characterized by a mild climate, a sandy beach, superb surfing and a marvelous beach culture. Furthermore, there are so many things to see, hear, and smell which I intend to explore in my essay.

Sight

Huntington Beach is usually like a tropical paradise all through the year. It is characterized by 9.3 miles of soft and sandy beaches Continue reading...

If somebody had asked me what makes a film successful, I would have been not able to answer at once. Acting, directing, screenplay, soundtrack, costumes, settings, camera operating, and a great many of other factors are equally valuable; they all contribute to the general perception of the film by the auditory.
In my essay I will focus on one element of the system – music; and I will try to discover how that magnificent tool makes a film admired.
Anabel J. Cohen in his Music as a source of emotion in film states that “emotion characterizes the experience of film, Continue reading...

Arguably, globalization has brought way many revolutions, this include the way we dress, the way we talk and even how we perceive gender roles (Muller, 2014). With a particular focus on gender roles, this paper will present a perspective on gender roles within the context of globalization, essentially it will establish how the perception of gender roles has since changed ensuing the revolutions brought about by globalization.
Globalization being the world integration consequent to exchange of ideas across the globe (Muller, 2014), incorporating ideas from other regions regarding gender roles have since changed my perception on the same, different Continue reading...

There are many theories that attempt to explain human behavior, each with a different and unique approach. From developmental and humanist theories, to behavioral and cognitive, psychological theories have allowed society to better understand human thought and behavior, as well as allowed mental health professionals a variety of approaches in which they can provide effective therapeutic interventions to assist clients in improving areas of their lives. Many psychological theories are comprised of a variety of related, but different theories, which lead to an expanded view of human behavior. The theorists that have contributed to the field of psychology have Continue reading...

Figure of Usnisha VijayaCast copper alloy(bronze?) with gilding, pigment and inlaid with semi-precious stonesCentimetres: 41.2 (height), 31.7 (width)18th century ADArea of Origin: TibetSir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian GalleryThe George Crofts Collection918.39.4.ADescription
Ushnisha-vijaya is a peaceful white deity and an emanation of Vairochana Buddha, whose transcendent wisdom reveals the realm of highest reality. In her hands she holds a double vajra, representing the male aspect of compassion. The shape of the vajra – two identical ends bound by an unbreakable core – reflects the diamond-hard nature of the Buddha’s mind. She is known as the long-life deity.
This deity Continue reading...

In the past, WeSpot (place where I work) has assessed customer satisfaction in a variety of ways. The past assessments have used divergent measurement methods and tools, depending on the purpose of the assessment. Recently, the company’s strategic team has decided to establish uniform methods and measurement procedures, which can gather useful and meaningful customer satisfaction information. This activity is carried out for an increased understanding of the customers and the market.
The agency has identified four key drivers of satisfaction, based on which the assessments were carried out. The key drivers were; product/service quality, speed and timeliness Continue reading...

Reply to the Post of the First Student

One strongly agrees with the contention that the body language through posture or other non-verbal modes of communication affect the way individuals perceive themselves and how others perceive them. The selection of Ted Talks video delivered by Amy Cuddy was a good choice to link the theories presented by Devor to application, using Cuddy’s assertions regarding body language. A quick view of the video made one realize and confirm that indeed, body language could influence one’s mind set, particularly in terms of low-power or high-power poses. It was, therefore, remarkable that these lessons were noted as they Continue reading...

Real things possess characteristics that are used to determine whether the things are real or not. These are the attributes that define the existence of the real things. Based on the principle of non-contradiction i.e. there is no any situation that is both true and false; in this case, there cannot be real and unreal things at the same time. Everything has to take one side. Animate things are those with one soul that is nutritive and guides basic functions of the body. The actions that show some degree of nutritive, rational functioning and sensitivity are as a result Continue reading...

Businesses are always made to earn economic profit with effectiveness, and it is found that mitigating the expenses is one of the most important aspects from the standpoint of an organization. It is more than impossible for any organization to increase the financial belongings without mitigating the net cost and customized the solutions for consumers as a whole.
Customers are the end users for an organization and no organization an increase their financial belongings without satisfying the needs of the organization in particular. There are numerous articles that have been written for consumers and their behaviors in particular, and Continue reading...

Part 1.

Question 1
According to Banksy's, graffiti should be perceived positively owing its affirmative expression of an individual’s feelings. In his argument, the artist attests that graffiti sanctifies our surrounding rather than vandalize it as perceived by some people. He offers the reader with insightful example where he makes the reader imagine of a colourful city with a few phrases and billboard advertisements, a city where standing and waiting for a bus could not be boring but rather interesting to watch the beautiful and colourful graffiti. In Graffiti: Art or Vandalism by Jessica Barahona, Barahona expresses her positive perception Continue reading...

This work is devoted to a very current theme about communication that is affected by perception. In my opinion, it is one of the most important issues today, and people should pay more attention to this very theme. Communication is the most significant part of every culture’s life, which cannot be separated from it. It is written the role of culture and perception in communication.
I am very interested in this topic because studying culture motivates and inspires me to learn foreign languages. I can easily read their books and watch their movie in the original language. It Continue reading...

Similarities between ethnographic and phenomenological research methods

Both ethnographic and phenomenological methods are non-experimental, qualitative and descriptive (Osborne, 1994).
Data analysis and interpretation is done in a similar manner and can be very difficult since data has to be organized, transcribed, synthesized and coded. This process is often very tedious and time consuming (Osborne, 1994).

Differences between ethnographic and phenomenological research methods

In ethnographic research, the researcher seeks to understand and describe shared cultural and social experiences of a certain group. He/she will live among the culture under observation so as to fully understand the culture they are observing. Phenomenology involves research based on the fact that there are numerous ways to interpret Continue reading...

How history affects perception

History enables us learn from past experiences but not from the future that is not certain to come. Therefore, ones clear thinking and knowledge is derived from his past experience. And from this experience, we derive history. Perception therefore comes as a result of combining evidence from the past. History at point comes into existence because of perception.

How history affects behavior

An individual’s behavior is usually a reflection on how he/she optimizes chance of survival. Among some of the behaviors are religion, culture, education and politics. Meanwhile history shows ones personal experience right from time conception to where he is presently. Continue reading...

The discourse on hybridity is as complicated as is it controversial. From the popular literature, one gets the impression that hybridity has been received and rejected in equal measure. This paper essentially draws upon the arguments flouted by Stonequist and Stuart in their pieces of work. This paper shall address the questions how the idea of hybridity has been understood in relation to the concept of race and consider the related imagined and conceptualized notions as to hybridity. To that extent, the arguments by the aforementioned scholars is authoritative and sufficient.
Stonequist perceives hybridity as the product of mixed Continue reading...

Vygotsky and Luria: Soviet Psychologists

Lev Vygotsky and Alexander Luria were two Soviet psychologists that were rejected their own country, and it was only in the 1970s when it began to be taken into account in the United States of America, mostly due to Cold War prejudices. Thus, their theory has not been so profoundly studied. Also, many researchers have questioned the authoritative nature of the available translations, which could be obscuring the comprehension of what these researchers were truly proposing, which is usually called cultural-historical psychology. This label, however, “does not reflect the genuine self-concept of the respective researchers. Rather, both designations originally Continue reading...

Human perception of sounds is not only performed by an ear as a part of the body. In fact, a person hears through the organ of hearing, which has got complex structure. The ear is only a visible part of it.
Auricle or pinna essentially acts as a funnel through which a person catches vibrations in the air. Coming through the auditory canal, they affect the eardrum – a thin membrane that separates the outer and middle ears.
Then the eardrum vibrations are transmitted to the auditory ossicles and reach the inner ear, the main part of which is an Continue reading...

Allegory of the Cave, also known as the Analogy of the Cave, is a story narrated by the famous Greek philosopher (Plato) in his popular writing called the Republic. The story talks about three men chained to the wall such that they cannot turn their heads. Behind the prisoners is a fireplace. There is also a parapet (between the prisoners and the fire) along which puppeteers can walk. As the puppeteers hold up puppets, they cast shadows onto the wall of the cave. However, the prisoners cannot see the real objects; they can only see shadows on the wall Continue reading...

Template matching theory best characterizes human performance. Typically, different people will interpret situations differently depending templates stored in their minds. Normally, people experience varied situations that require certain response. Arguably, the nature of response that a person would give would depend on existing templates in the brain concerning the same. For example, when a person receives any instruction, he has to interpret the instruction before acting in the direction required by that instruction. Largely, human life entails receiving instructions, and interpreting and expressing the needful. In a class setting, the teacher would raise a question to the class; the Continue reading...

Courses

Autobiography Racial and Ethnical Prejudice
Both of my parents are white. My brother, who is four years younger than me and I, grew up in Virginia in a neighborhood where majority were white. It was however common to spot people from different racial or ethnical backgrounds in the neighborhood for instance African Americans and Asians Americans. My preschool and elementary school years, majority of my classmates and close friends were white. In those years, I had developed a negative perception about the African Americans from the experiences I had and from the history I read especially in regard to Continue reading...

Historically, communication has been a vital process in human existent. The mode of communication depends entirely on the environment and the circumstances around an individual. The use of images to communicate a message to people has been classified as one of the effective modes of communication. However, the meaning of an image depends on the ability of an individual to interpret the image and deduce a constructive meaning from it. Nowadays, images are used in almost every advert that we come across. This is evident from all sectors of life ranging from business, health, sports, education, entertainment, religion and Continue reading...

IRW 1300

In my first year upon joining senior school, I became more enlightened about the human rights. Previously, I was content with the perception of the society about slaves. I perceived slaves to be lesser humans who were meant to help more superior beings. Slaves, to me, did not have feelings, neither did they have needs other than basic, to keep them going. In short, slaves were more of domestic animals than human beings. In some countries, they were treated with respect, while in others, they were treated with utmost brutality. For example, in Amsterdam, the black men and women Continue reading...

Art & Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Glasner House, Glencoe, 1905 (Formalist Interpretation)

The interpretation or criticism of any work gives a new insight as it needs a thorough research with external as well as internal factors. One cannot interpret architecture same as the interpretation of drawing, painting or sculpture. It needs a completely different approach. This paper is about the interpretation of a residential building Glasner House, which was built in the beginning of the 20th century. The building was a residential architecture planned and developed by creative American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The architecture was one of the specimens of typical Prairie house. It was the symbol of the changing Continue reading...

“Notes from Underground” by Fyodor Dostoevsky is about a man who many would recognize instantly as having an existential crisis; he is a bitter, cynical, spiteful former civil servant. At the beginning of his journal, he assures the reader that his motive in writing is not to entertain them. He tells of his exploits as a spiteful civil servant, his skill at making people unhappy and his reason for staying at a job he despised and hated. Once he has made his cheerlessness and lack of mirth clear, he proceeds to expound on his situation, as well as the Continue reading...

Introduction

Clashes between law enforcement and people of different racial identity or ethnic groups are common occurrences in most multi-racial countries. Apparently, these conflicts imply that there is certain sensitivity when it comes to perception of ethnic groups towards police officers of different ethnic origin. Instinctively, when two diverse ethnic groups come in contact under law enforcement, the issue of racial discrimination is almost automatic. One particular example is the case of OJ Simpson, whose trial was made more controversial because of the discriminatory remark of one of his arresting officer, Mark Fuhrman . Fuhrman, the LAPD officer who investigated the Continue reading...

One of the most influential media because of its accessibility is the television. Television show’s portrayals of specific group of people are very powerful in the creation of common perception of those groups by other people not belonging to that group specially the mainstream Americans. Two of these groups who are greatly stereotyped in televisions are the Asian Americans and the African Americans. Certain studies have found out that about half of white American children get their information on these two groups of people on television shows. These children are then made to believe that the stereotype portrayals Continue reading...

Psychological studies have been carried out to assess the ability of an individual to percept numerical values. Evidence shows that some numbers can only be available for adult perception however there are certain numerical concepts which could be observed by infants, adults and animal species. The article “Core systems of number” by L. Feigenson et al. (2004) reviews certain neuropsychological and behavioral findings that these perception abilities are based on two core systems of number representation which we will discuss further in detail.
As was put by Roger Bacon (c. 1219–1294) “The knowledge of mathematical things is almost Continue reading...

The “Importance of Being Earnest” written by Oscar Wilde is a ridiculous comedy whose protagonist as depicted in this play maintains a fabricated personality as a way of breaking away from onerous social obligations (Thacker 21). Apparently, throughout this play, Oscar Wilde the writer of this play makes apparent the themes of the play using appropriate and effective styles to capture the audience attention. Considering that man themes are brought to light in this essay, this essay will essentially analyse the major themes that are well established throughout the play.
Manners and sincerity is a theme that is well Continue reading...

Summary of article

This name of this chapter is Philosophical Issues: Phenomenology. Evan Thompson and Dan Zahavi explored consciousness and its relation to body and the processes of the brain. There are relations between “conscious experience and cognitive processes” (Thompson, and Zahavi 67). This article deals with the concepts of method of phenomenology, the understanding of intentionality and phenomenal consciousness and self-awareness.
There is a difference between imagination and visualization and perception. Bodily experience and self-consciousness are related. Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) researched phenomenology in detail.

Husserl introduced phenomenology which has the best methods for studying and explaining consciousness. Other philosophers who addressed Continue reading...

Human beings certainly do not perceive reality like it really is. This fact is immediately evident through both experiential and experimental evidence. If our senses do give us information about the way things truly are, then how is it that if two people go to a concert, they can walk away with different reviews? Was the concert good or was the concert bad? Which one better reflects reality? Furthermore, what explains the phenomena experienced by people who have had brain injuries? Oliver Sacks has written entire books on the subject, including “The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Continue reading...

Within the modern world, inequality between males and females in the working environment is becoming a serious matter. This is usually assumed as a part of our past while, in the current world, men and women are recruited into the working environment in equal numbers (TRENTHAM & LARWOOD, 1998). Despite this assumption, this is not yet a true. For instance, 98% of CEO positions in big organization are held by men while women hold 2%. Therefore, it is worth noting that inequality in leadership is a true issue that ought to be considered and focused on. Based on this, it Continue reading...

1. What did you find most interesting about Ai Wei Wei's art?
I strongly believe that the most interesting aspect about Ai Wei Wei’s art is the innovativeness: seeing seemingly ordinary things in different artistic perspective where a deeper meaning could be relayed to those who have the privilege to appreciate his art. As an artist, he allegedly assumed diverse roles which tapped various genres: filmmaking, installation art, marble recreations, photography, writing, music, and architecture, among others. Most of his recent works showcased his intention to communicate the need for social change to initiate freedom of expression and Continue reading...

Imagine you’re watching a horror movie – the young, blonde protagonist is alone in her home, with the lights out, and she hears a creepy sound from the other end of the house. “Hello?” she cries innocently, while she slowly walks in the darkness toward the sound. As an audience member, you have seen this scenario play out many times, usually ending in the unceremonious and gory death of the woman by a mysterious serial killer or monster, and you can’t help but think “Don’t go in there!” You castigate the poor woman, who does not have Continue reading...

Smith: The Pharisees, Jesus, holiness and compassion

As noted by Smith, “Politically, the position of the Jews during Jesus’ time was desperate” (321). Among the four Jewish sects, the Pharisees were the most adamant, if not organized, about revitalizing their status, and that of Judaism, under Roman rule. Like the Essenes and Zealots, the Pharisees sought the intervention of Yahweh to turn their fortunes.
Their approach was to adhere to a strict interpretation of the holiness code under Mosaic law. As they saw it, recognizing Yahweh’s majestic holiness was the pathway to the revitalization of Judaism. In positioning Jesus within the historical context, it is Continue reading...

The movie “Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara”, is a documentary expressed through the viewpoint of U.S Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, who worked during Kennedy and Johnson Administrations. In the movie, McNamara describes the reasons for the Vietnam War, Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crises. Regarding the cold war, the movie expresses the domino theory, which explains that if a state in a country is ruled by communism, then the neighboring countries follow the domino effect. Throughout the movie, it is understandable that war occurs because of a conflict between Continue reading...

As a psychologist, I will define intelligence as a wide-ranging group of mental abilities which will include a person’s logical information processing in relation to verbal and spatial, functions. Intelligence will also cover the capacity of human beings to understand emotions, the meaning and relationship of these emotions which can be used to reason out and solve problems (Mayer, Caruso & Salovey 268). A person’s intelligence varies depending on the performance of mental abilities. General intelligence covers the cognitive abilities of a person in relation to a person’s cognitive tasks. On the other hand, emotional intelligence refers Continue reading...