1. What was your overall impression with the information presented in the chapters contained in this module? For example, was it challenging, fascinating, did it make you question your previous assumptions, etc.
When it comes to the overall impression of chapters nine through twelve, I found myself rather engrossed in it. From the begging of chapter nine all the way through I ended up learning several things. For example, “Confirmation Bias- a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence” (page 317). I enjoy all the definitions that are given, though it does make it rather challenging to learn all of them. Under “Problem Solving: Strategies and Obstacles” there is a ton of discussion about the brain, along with how the energy changes in certain areas depending on what is going on or what a person is thinking. “In the first experiment, about half the solutions arrived through a sudden aha! Insight. Before the aha! Moment, the problem solvers’ frontal lobes . . . were active. At the instant of discovery, there was a burst of activity in the right temporal lobe, just above the ear” “Figure 9.3” (pages 317-318). My…show more content… I have gone into deep depressions because something did happen like I thought it would, I put my heart and soul into something and gave up so much for nothing. I have felt alone before, I have tried to fit in, and lately I have been trying to be happier than usual. Hoping if I smile more, and think positive and put others before me, maybe I can make a difference in not just my life but others lives as well. Learning about the different types of personalities has changed the way I think about people, there is more to look for and understand than what meets the eye. It also will help me understand others more, and lets me know what I should to help someone who may be in cognitive
