Assignment: A Day In Your Brain
As people go about their day and encounter different situations and experiences, they use various cognitive processes. People often do not recognize that they are using cognitive skills, and do not understand how their brain functioning contributes to their daily life experience. This assignment provides insight into the cognitive processes that your brain goes through on a daily basis.
Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation to showcase "A Day in Your Brain." Include the following:
• Outline your typical day, from the time you wake up, until you go to sleep.
• Identify 8 to 10 situations throughout the day when the following cognitive processes occur:
• Perception
• Attention
• Memory
• Language
• Reasoning
• Decision making
• Problem solving
• Explain how the cognitive processes are used in the situation, and how they help you to adapt in your environment.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.