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PSYC 370 Integrative Assignment 3 (25 points): Instructions 1. Search online for audio or video interviews/lectures with scientists who do research in the field of sensation and perception. Select one that is of interest to you. Requirements:  Use reputable websites: TED talks, NPR Science Friday, other NPR programs, university websites or podcasts, science podcasts, PBS website, newspaper websites (New York Times, Washington Post, etc.). Many videos on YouTube will not meet the assignment requirements.  The person who is interviewed/lecturing MUST be an actual researcher, not just someone who has written a book based on other people's research  The interview/lecture must be a MINIMUM of 15 minutes long.  The interview topic MUST be related to something we have discussed this semester in this class.  You MAY NOT USE the following: -Beau Lotto's lecture on optical illusions -David Eagleman's lecture "Can we create new senses for humans" -Tod Kuiken's lecture "A prosthetic arm that feels" -Luca Turin's lecture "The science of scent" -Pawan Sonja's lecture "How brains learn to see" -David Hoffman's lecture "Do we see reality as it is" -Donald Wilson's lecture "learning to smell" -Josh McDermott's lecture "Auditory scene analysis and natural sound statistics" -Any lecture assigned for class  10 points credit for finding an interview/lecture that meets the criteria. 2. Watch the interview/lecture and take notes. 3. Fill out the form below with your name, name of the person interviewed, topic they are interviewed about, source of the information, working weblink to the interview, and a brief summary of the interview. You should summarize the key points in less than 250 words and state why this was relevant to the class. (10 points for all) 4. Write 5 exam questions (below) that could be asked of students who watch the interview. The format can be: multiple choice, true/false, matching. You must provide the answers to the questions. (5 points) 5. Your assignment must be TYPED on this form, STAPLED (5 points lost for not stapling), and turned in only in hard copy form at the beginning of class on the due date. Electronic submissions will not be accepted. 6. DO NOT attach this page to your assignment. 7. This assignment is to be done individually. If your assignment looks identical to another student's assignment, neither will receive credit.

Student Name: ___Rayven Conner_____________ PSYC 370 Writing Assignment 3 (25 points) Name of researcher lecturing/interviewed: Anil Seth

Researcher's title (such as PhD, MD): Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Institution (university/government/private company) where researcher conducts their work (you may have to Google for this information: Uni v e r s i t yo fSu s s e x

Topic/title of lecture/interview: Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality

Length of lecture/interview: 17 minutes Web link to the lecture/interview: https://youtu.be/lyu7v7nWzfo

Source (e.g, TED talk, Univ. of Michigan, NPR): TED Talk Why was this topic of interest to you (2 points)? This caught my attention because I love learning about the way our brain tricks us. Learning how our perceptions of things can change our whole thought process and specific to individuals. Interview summary (in your own words, 250 words or less, including how this relates to the course): This Ted talk is about the way our consciousness shapes our individual way of thinking. Seth talks about how we can’t survive if we don’t not have an existing conscious. Also, he put the brain senses of perception in a different light. For example, he showed us a recording of a distorted voice then gave us the original version. After hearing the original we could then perceive what the distorted voice was saying. This relates to the topic of perception which is defined as conscious meaningful sensory experience that is created by interpreting detected sensations, dependent on experiences. In conclusion, this Ted talk enlightened me on the consciousness and how it is so important to living and survival.

Exam Questions (5 points, 1 point for each, use as much space as needed): 1.TRUE OR FALSE: We can still survive without a consciousness. False. Without our consciousness, there is no world or self. 2.Short Answer: Why are controlled hallucination’s important? 3. Short Answer: How are Hallucination and perceptions different? Hallucinations are uncontrolled perceptions. Perceptions are controlled hallucinations. 4. TRUE OR FALSE: Animals and humans have a conscious. True. 5. Multiple choice: What are the properties of a conscious? a. The world b. Self c. Intelligence d. A and B e. All the above...