Recent Posts by Arlene Taylor
- Bias to Belief September 22, 2023An unmanaged brain bias can turn into a belief—a semi-automatic or automatic habit and response to which you give little if any conscious or analytical thought. A belief is a tacit acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists. Think of it as a label for your brain’s opinion about something (e.g., politics, […]
- What Bias Does September 21, 2023Your brain’s bias (to paraphrase some definitions) might tell you that those who are more like you in gender, appearance, and age, are more likely to be “safer” as compared to those you do not know. Therefore, a healthy ability to discriminate based on healthy and functional bias assessments is likely to help keep you […]
- Your Safety Bias September 20, 2023Your built-in bias is designed to help keep you safe. Well, safer. Your brain’s bias (to paraphrase some definitions) might tell you that those who are more like you in gender, appearance, and age, are more likely to be “safer” as compared to those you do not know. Therefore, a healthy ability to discriminate based […]
- Built-in Bias September 19, 2023The human brain appears to be born with a “built-in bias” specifically related to a sense of safety. Some say this built-in bias constitutes the fastest decision the brain ever makes. It appears that no brain is completely unbiased, notwithstanding that many brains claim they have no bias or are completely unbiased. In reality, it […]
- Brain & Bias September 18, 2023Our group got into a bit of a row over dinner last night because a rather opinionated guest said that anyone who was biased against (such-and-such) was an unmitigated idiot. How does the brain deal with bias?Merriam-Webster dictionary describes the noun “bias” as a tendency to believe that some people, some ideas, etc., are better than […]
- Homographs & Heteronyms September 15, 2023Will you please repost your blogs about why English can be such a challenging language to master? Explain them again, too. I enjoy them so much. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but that have more than one meaning. Heteronyms are homographs that are spelled the same but that are pronounced differently. English […]
- Long-term Memory September 14, 2023Long-term memory is designed to store information for long periods of time. It may be until the end of a quarter or semester or the entire school year until you can get through the tests, or in some cases for as long as the brain is alive. The hippocampus, your brain’s “browser” plays a role […]
- Working Memory September 13, 2023Working memory appears to develop later and at a slower pace than short-term memory. It is related to temporary activation of neurons in the brain allowing you to “hold in temporary memory” information that is needed for longer periods of time than short-term memory. For example, information that is needed for a wide range of […]
- Short-term Memory September 12, 2023Short-term memory is involved in hanging onto information for short periods of time. For example, 30 seconds during which you can jot down or punch in a phone number, or remembering the three items you need purchase at the grocery story, or where you parked your car, especially if you stopped long enough to tie […]
- Memory September 11, 2023Are different parts of the brain involved in different types of memory? It appears that this is true. Short-term memory, working memory, and long-term memory all differ somewhat from each other, although there is some debate and perhaps some overlap. Different types of memory do appear to involve different parts of the brain. Each type […]