Friday, May 14, 2010

Weekly blog assignment #11

So, the AP test was not impossible, but it was kinda difficult, and no, I didn't not finish either section completely before time ran out. I was trying to focus really hard on the test so I had a moment of flow, where I lost all sense of time, as demonstrated by my not finishing on time.
I totally forgot what the cocktail party effect was, but once Drier explained it in class I can think of instances in my own life where I have experienced this phenomenon. For instance, right now Drier is listening so intently to the question that Patrick just asked that he doesn't pay any mind to the conversation between Noah and Cal going on in front of me, or the conversation between Jason and Dani behind me. Drier is experiencing the cocktail party effect. I had no idea what figure-ground was. When we discussed this question in class, Drier didn't know what it was either. The only person who kind of knew/sort of knew/guessed somewhat accurately was Sara.

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