Essays on Pothos

In 1984, Edward O. Wilson, a Harvard University biologist, noted that human beings have innate and evolutionarily-based affinities to nature, and hence it is not possible to disconnect their subconscious from the natural environment. He coined the term biophilia to refer to this case, in which humans remain always attached to the natural environment. The most compelling reason why humans must affiliate themselves to natures, that is tree and water, is that they are needed for survival. Many architectural designers are being pressured to incorporate biophilia elements in their designs. Trees and the natural environment in general are needed ...

Abstract

The Stroop effect involves demonstrating a longer reaction time inherent in performing a more complicated task. The effects of conflict processing on reaction time is thought to be significant; the higher the level of conflict processing, the longer it takes for someone to react to that conflict. The current study measures response times based on four different exercises involving the reading of numbers and row length. The third exercise includes two levels of complexity (counting and number identification), as opposed to a single level of complexity with the remaining exercises. Eight pairs of subjects are tested for reaction time based on these ...

Abstract

The current study measures response times based on four different exercises involving the reading of numbers and row length. The Stroop effect is measured using mean reaction times to each sheet, and the t-tests for each comparison are calculated. According to the results, response time measurably decreases when order and number are shuffled.

Introduction

Cognitive conflict processing involves the selection of one stimulus among competing stimuli, requiring the ability to selectively attend to particular features in an environment. The Stroop effect is an experiment that is intended to determine one's ability to ignore conflicting stimuli while focusing on one single ...