http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/cognitive Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:09:45 -0400 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:09:45 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1956/change-blindness-the-influence-of-positive-mood-on-change-detection-in-visual-scenes By Emily Wang - Change blindness is the finding that people often fail to notice substantial changes between different views of a visual scene. The current study investigated the effect of mood states on people’s ability to detect changes, by comparing participants’ performance on a motion picture change blindness task, after a positive or neutral mood induction. The results found that participants in the positive mood condition had no advantage over the neutral mood condition in the number of unusual changes they detected. This null finding was found for both intentional and incidental encoding.... Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:37 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1956/change-blindness-the-influence-of-positive-mood-on-change-detection-in-visual-scenes http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1898/double-lives-a-qualitative-analysis-of-identity-navigation-in-chicagos-south-and-west-sides By Ava V. Levin - This paper draws on qualitative interviews to address internal and external identity navigation among gang members and how nonprofits address this navigation. Gang members ultimately lead double lives as they weave between gang and community life. At the same time, community members also engage with gang culture in daily life, as gang membership may be clear while gang and community life are blurred. This dual existence can breed cognitive dissonance, which gang members address through a variety of neutralization techniques that allow them to nevertheless view themselves as moral individuals.... Tue, 11 May 2021 02:03 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1898/double-lives-a-qualitative-analysis-of-identity-navigation-in-chicagos-south-and-west-sides http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1874/cross-cultural-differences-in-memory-beliefs-and-mental-schemas By Zachary Hendricks - Although it is self-evident that one’s memories are often fleeting, a large amount of empirical research has been done within the field of cognitive psychology supporting the notion that one of the mind’s most extensive faults is its faculty for memory. Our memory system is, in a sense, defined through its shortcomings. It cannot store an unlimited amount of information, and because of this limitation, evolved to remember only what it deems relevant to the moment. Two questions necessarily follow this fact: what exactly makes something worth remembering, and how much of that thing... Wed, 10 Feb 2021 02:55 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1874/cross-cultural-differences-in-memory-beliefs-and-mental-schemas http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1854/the-foreign-language-effect-and-disembodied-cognition-the-complexity-of-emotional-boundaries-and-linguistic-factors By Estefani C. Reyes - Cognitive psychology research informs on the complexities of human functioning and behavior and thereby, simultaneously, extends our agency to harness its potential malleability. Our various cognitive processes (e.g., decision-making, emotion, language) furthermore point to complex, interrelated relationships that coalesce into human intricacies. Indeed, the subfield of bilingual cognition points to a special premise of “disembodied” cognition such as in Keysar, Hayakawa, and An’s (2012) proposed foreign language effect (FLe) eliciting emotional and cognitive distance. The purpose... Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:26 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1854/the-foreign-language-effect-and-disembodied-cognition-the-complexity-of-emotional-boundaries-and-linguistic-factors http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1588/choosing-a-dissertation-adviser-challenges-and-strategies-for-doctoral-students By John M. Hineman - The process of selecting a dissertation adviser can be accomplished in a number of ways. The importance, however, of this process should not be understated. This relationship between adviser and advisee often can be the difference between completing or not completing the dissertation. This research study looked at the selection process of a dissertation adviser from both a theoretical as well as practical perspective in a fast-track three-year doctoral leadership program at a medium size university in the United States.The methodological approach utilized a single focus group along with follow... Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:07 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1588/choosing-a-dissertation-adviser-challenges-and-strategies-for-doctoral-students http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1323/a-born-leader-the-fallacy-of-identifying-leadership-as-an-innate-characteristic By Jessica C. Bridges - However, it would be a sorry reality to assume that leadership is limited to an intrinsic ‘great man’ hypothesis (Hoffman, Woehr, Maldagen-Youngjohn, & Lyons, 2011). Putting aside gender parity concerns, the implication that all those in positions of power owe it primarily to an internal characteristic alone is worrisome. As Daniel Kahneman’s book ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ encapsulates, there are a plethora of biases and mental traps that all individuals face, rendering pure subjective and innate depictions unreliable. Further, I am sure that the many companies... Tue, 22 Dec 2015 03:21 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1323/a-born-leader-the-fallacy-of-identifying-leadership-as-an-innate-characteristic http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1234/re-understanding-pompeii-a-history-of-our-interpretation-of-the-lost-city By Annelies Van De Ven - The catastrophic demise of the Oscan-Roman city of Pompeii in 79 A.D. left its mark on our collective psyche. Its remains have long been a staple of archaeology and ancient history curricula while its demise is described in countless books and has served as inspiration for artists since ancient times. Two motifs that recur in discussions of the ancient city are those of mortality and sexuality, both themes that oscillate between the realms of fascination and taboo. This paper will use cognitive methodologies within archaeology to analyse the layers of semantic baggage that have been loaded onto... Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:21 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1234/re-understanding-pompeii-a-history-of-our-interpretation-of-the-lost-city http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1657/the-impact-of-listening-to-music-on-cognitive-performance By Arielle S. Dolegui - Many students listen to music to alleviate the emotional effects of stress and anxiety when engaged in complex cognitive processing, such as studying for a test, completing homework assignments, or while reading and writing. This practice is so common that it would be beneficial for college students to understand the role that music plays on cognitive performance. Research demonstrating the effects of music on performance is well documented, but have shown ambiguous evidence on this matter. In studies conducted to learn about the effects of musical distraction on cognitive task performance, the... Fri, 20 Sep 2013 01:35 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1657/the-impact-of-listening-to-music-on-cognitive-performance http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/644/stroke-rehabilitation-and-neuroplasticity-efficacy-and-methods-available By Neha P. Koratamaddi - A stroke is defined by the Stroke Association as a ‘brain attack’, where part of the brain is deprived of oxygen. It is also known as a ‘cerebrovascular accident’ (CVA). There are two types of strokes: ischaemic and haemorrhagic (The Stroke Association, n.d.). Ischaemic strokes are caused by thrombi, whereas a haemorrhagic stroke is often caused when an artery bursts due to increased pressure in the artery, or if there is a weakness in the arterial wall. The blood seeps into other areas and causes more damage. Normally this is considered the most dangerous type of stroke... Thu, 17 May 2012 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/644/stroke-rehabilitation-and-neuroplasticity-efficacy-and-methods-available http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/294/the-mind-in-the-brain-the-brain-in-a-robot-strong-ai-in-an-artificial-neural-network-brain-replica-housed-in-an-autonomous-sensory-endowed-robot By Ryan A. Piccirillo - In his paper Minds, Brains, and Programs, Searle distinguishes between what he calls “strong AI” and “weak or cautious AI.” Weak AI is powerful enough to formulate and test hypotheses about the mind in a precise manner, but cannot be said to be a mind or consciousness in itself. It is in this incapability that Searle makes the distinction between weak AI and strong AI. “According to strong AI,” posits Searle, “the appropriately programmed computer really is a mind, in the sense that computers given the right programs can be literally said to understand... Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/294/the-mind-in-the-brain-the-brain-in-a-robot-strong-ai-in-an-artificial-neural-network-brain-replica-housed-in-an-autonomous-sensory-endowed-robot http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/293/implications-of-the-split-brain-a-consideration-of-nagel By Ethan B. Rubin - In his article “Brain Bisection and the Unity of Consciousness,” Thomas Nagel suggests that the ordinary conception of a unified mind is misled. To support his claim, he turns to data concerning patients whose corpus callosum has been severed. Because the two hemispheres of the brain depend on the corpus callosum for direct communication, the behavior of these patients in specific experimental settings implies two centers of consciousness rather than one. Nagel proposes a series of explanations for this behavior that assume unity of the mind and rejects each in turn. He concludes that... Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/293/implications-of-the-split-brain-a-consideration-of-nagel http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/203/neuropsychological-and-behavioural-aspects-of-huntingtons-disease By Heena Mulchandani - Huntington’s disease, one of several polyglutamine (PolyQ) diseases, is a genetic disorder attributable to a single autosomal, dominant gene. HD is well known for being one of the first inherited genetic diseases for which an accurate test can be performed and as a result its genetic characteristics are now well known (Albin & Tagle, 1995). The test was facilitated in 1993 by the work of Nancy Wexler and a conglomerate of researchers, who, under the US-Venezuela HD Collaborative Research Project deduced the genetic make up of the HD gene. From analysis of the world’s largest HD... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:41 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/203/neuropsychological-and-behavioural-aspects-of-huntingtons-disease http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/180/decision-making-factors-that-influence-decision-making-heuristics-used-and-decision-outcomes By Cindy Dietrich - Heuristics serve as a framework in which satisfactory decisions are made quickly and with ease (Shah & Oppenheimer, 2008). Many types of heuristics have been developed to explain the decision making process; essentially, individuals work to reduce the effort they need to expend in making decisions and heuristics offer individuals a general guide to follow, thereby reducing the effort they must disburse. Together, heuristics and factors influencing decision making are a significant aspect of critical thinking (West, Toplak, & Stanovich, 2008). There is some indication that this can be taught... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/180/decision-making-factors-that-influence-decision-making-heuristics-used-and-decision-outcomes