Performance
I
found this set of lecture slides to be short and sweet. It got the point across
and was concise in how it was portrayed. I believe the main point was that performance
can be measured differently for each person and there are different aspects that
influence one’s behavior. There were a couple of ways performance can be
increased or decreased that were mentioned. Different factors such as consuming
coffee, or simply being aroused led to differences in performance. For example,
one slide showed bar graph results from a study which concluded caffeinated
coffee had a positive effect on reaction times compared to no caffeine.
This
lecture also introduced some technical names to a couple of ideas or terms I
was already familiar with such as the cusp catastrophe model. For example, I
was aware that some animals will freeze up, or not move in times of high stress
or dangerous situations. However, I did not know the correct term for that concept
was called tonic immobility.
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