Entries by Daphne Hanson

The development of symbolic thought in preschool children

Piaget described and celebrated the development of symbolic thought in preschool children as evidenced by the imaginary worlds and friends they devise. However, he also noted that with this stage come some obstacles to logical thinking. Describe three different ways that logic is hindered in preschoolers and give original examples of each.

The effects of drugs and neurotransmitters

 Who is the scientist most associated with dreams?  Work in oneirology overlaps with neurology and can vary from quantifying dreams to analyzing brain waves during dreaming, to studying the effects of drugs and neurotransmitters on sleeping or dreaming.  Which two scientists first started researching sleep? What tools did they use? What did Does their research […]

Sources of international law

What is the difference between the Security Council and the General Assembly (main functions, composition, how does each organ make decisions) Define international law and explain the main sources of international law that are the difference between traditional, state-centric security and human security? Explain the difference between horizontal and vertical proliferation and what this difference […]

The study of internal mental processes

Mental processes described by researchers may not represent the true inner workings of the brain from a psychobiological process, mechanisms, and events standpoint, but rather from subjective experimental methods and theories What is the study of internal mental processes all of the things that go on inside your brain? What are internal mental processes in […]

The concept of cognitive strengths

How does the concept of cognitive strengths and areas for improvement apply to any of the following programmatic course themes? How can cognitive strength be improved? How does cognitive function improve decision-making? Why is it important to improve cognitive skills? Cognitive skills are extremely important to develop during the early years of life as they […]

Contemporary global culture

A brief discourse on how you view and assess contemporary global culture based on what you see in any social media platforms in terms of the following focal points: Cultural integration/convergent cultural differentials Cultural hybridity sure to cite specific examples or contexts to illustrate clearly the construct of global culture. Integrate as well in your essay how […]