Art Appreciation Week Two DQ
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Class
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Art Appreciation Week Two DQ
Part One
Art is an important part of many religious ceremonies and can be seen in many religions. In different religions art is seen throughout the churches from beautifully carved crosses to stunning stained glass windows. Art is found in the physical artifacts within the church as well as the architecture of the church building but it is also found in the music (Urmann, 2010). The most common art images and symbols are crosses and images of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin, or other idols, such as Buddha. These symbols have become an essential part of religious ceremonies and faith. Symbols of art provided a physical representation of their faith.
These images have been used repeatedly over the centuries because they have become important representation of the religion. The Buddha clearly marks the Buddhist religion while Jesus clearly represents Christianity. These symbols are not claimed by other religions and become a part of the religion. When art was originally created it was created for the idol being worshipped and for religious structures, such as churches. Art and religion are intertwined and is represented in the artifacts and the architecture.
Part Two
Images used consist mostly of the idol in which people worship. For example if the religion is Hindu the most common image show at their religious ceremonies will be cows, that are worshipped, or the OM symbol. For Christians the most common symbol is Jesus on a cross or the Christmas tree while for Jewish people it’s the Star of David (Allocco, 2007). In some cultures one symbol is used to represent a birthday while in America it’s the birthday cake and balloon. Every culture has unique symbols that represent important traditions and ceremonies.
Traditional images in my community year after year are Christmas lights are Christmas and pumpkins at Halloween. Mardi Gra is an important holiday in my community celebrated with parades and throwing beads while St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated with parades but women kiss men dressed as leprechauns on the check for a flower or beg for a giant cabbage thrown to the crowd. On Valentine’s Day it is flowers and candy and when fall is ushered in up goes the hay bales and festive scarecrows. These traditional images should stay the same to remind people of what is truly important.
References
Allocco, V. (2007). Religious artifacts and Symbols. Retrieved March 28, 2014 from
http://activerain.com/view/42989/religious-artifacts-and-symbols
Urmann, D. (2010). Christianity: Importance of Religious Symbols. Retrieved March 28,
2014 from http://symbol.ezinemark.com/christianity-importance-of-religious-symbols-31b
Attentional Blink
What methods did we employ in this experiment?
On each trial of the experiment, a sequence of 19 letters was presented, with each new letter overwriting the previous one. Each le ...
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1. Art Appreciation Week Two DQ
Name
Class
Date
Professor
Art Appreciation Week Two DQ
Part One
Art is an important part of many religious ceremonies and
can be seen in many religions. In different religions art is seen
throughout the churches from beautifully carved crosses to
stunning stained glass windows. Art is found in the physical
artifacts within the church as well as the architecture of the
church building but it is also found in the music (Urmann,
2010). The most common art images and symbols are crosses
2. and images of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin, or other idols, such as
Buddha. These symbols have become an essential part of
religious ceremonies and faith. Symbols of art provided a
physical representation of their faith.
These images have been used repeatedly over the centuries
because they have become important representation of the
religion. The Buddha clearly marks the Buddhist religion while
Jesus clearly represents Christianity. These symbols are not
claimed by other religions and become a part of the religion.
When art was originally created it was created for the idol being
worshipped and for religious structures, such as churches. Art
and religion are intertwined and is represented in the artifacts
and the architecture.
Part Two
Images used consist mostly of the idol in which people
worship. For example if the religion is Hindu the most common
image show at their religious ceremonies will be cows, that are
worshipped, or the OM symbol. For Christians the most
common symbol is Jesus on a cross or the Christmas tree while
for Jewish people it’s the Star of David (Allocco, 2007). In
some cultures one symbol is used to represent a birthday while
in America it’s the birthday cake and balloon. Every culture has
unique symbols that represent important traditions and
ceremonies.
Traditional images in my community year after year are
Christmas lights are Christmas and pumpkins at Halloween.
Mardi Gra is an important holiday in my community celebrated
with parades and throwing beads while St. Patrick’s Day is
celebrated with parades but women kiss men dressed as
leprechauns on the check for a flower or beg for a giant cabbage
thrown to the crowd. On Valentine’s Day it is flowers and candy
and when fall is ushered in up goes the hay bales and festive
scarecrows. These traditional images should stay the same to
remind people of what is truly important.
3. References
Allocco, V. (2007). Religious artifacts and Symbols. Retrieved
March 28, 2014 from
http://activerain.com/view/42989/religious-artifacts-and-
symbols
Urmann, D. (2010). Christianity: Importance of Religious
Symbols. Retrieved March 28,
2014 from http://symbol.ezinemark.com/christianity-
importance-of-religious-symbols-31b
Attentional Blink
What methods did we employ in this experiment?
On each trial of the experiment, a sequence of 19 letters was
presented, with each new letter overwriting the previous one.
Each letter was presented for only 100 milliseconds. Your task
was to judge whether the letters J or K were in the sequence.
4. The independent variable in this experiment was the temporal
separation of the letters. On some trials, a K might have
followed a J with only one letter in between. On other trials, a J
might have followed a K with five letters in between. On some
trials only a J or a K was presented.
What do we predict participants will do? Why?
The graph shows the percentage of times you detected the first
and second target letters as a function of their separation. You
should find that the second target is detected more frequently as
separation increases. The curve for the second target should
slant up from left to right. For separation zero, there was no
second target, so the percentage reported should be close to
zero.
You should also find that the detection of the first target is
5. relatively unaffected by separation. This finding supports the
hypothesis that bringing attention to the first target interferes
with detection of the second, but not vice-versa.
Although the task in this experiment may seem rather absurd, it
is quite similar to tasks some individuals must perform on a
routine basis. In the airline industry, both pilots and controllers
attend to many different stimuli that change characteristics very
quickly. The temporal properties of attention revealed through
studies like this one help guide development of more general
theories of attention, with immediate applications to high-
pressure situations.
How robust is this effect? Are there limits to this effect?
The attentional blink is quite robust. It can be observed with a
wide variety of stimuli, not just letters. Attentional blink
experiments have been used to study the effects of aging
(Maciokas & Crognale, 2003) and Alzheimer's disease (Kavcic
& Duffy, 2003) on attention.
6. Results for Lisa Babechenko on January 5, 2015 5:57:25 PM
EST
Data summary for experiment Attentional Blink.
The plot shows the percentage of times you reported seeing the
first or second of the target letters (different lines) in the stream
as a function of the separation between letters. A separation of
zero means only the first letter was actually shown. The
expected result is that the percentage of reports for the first
letter do not vary much with separation. For the second letter,
there should be few reports at separation zero, and the
percentage of reports should increase with separation.
Data summarySeparation of targetsFirst targetSecond
target0.075.010.02.055.040.04.045.030.06.080.060.08.055.090.
0Trial-by-trial data
The separation is the space between successive letters. A
separation of 0 includes presentation of only the first target
letter. Any reports of the second letter for a separation of 0 are
mistakes. A response of J or K is indicated by that letter, a
blank means neither J or K was given as a response.
TrialFirst letterSecond letterSeparationJ ResponseK
Response1KJ8.0J2JK2.0K3KJ2.0K4KJ0.05JK2.0J6JK2.07KJ6.0
K8JK0.0J9KJ6.0K10JK4.0J11KJ4.0K12JK6.0J13JK4.0K14KJ0.
0K15KJ8.0J16JK2.0J17KJ8.0J18JK6.0J19JK8.0JK20KJ6.0K21
8. What do we predict participants will do? Why?
The graph shows the percentage of times you detected the first
and second target letters as a function of their separation. You
should find that the second target is detected more frequently as
separation increases. The curve for the second target should
slant up from left to right. For separation zero, there was no
second target, so the percentage reported should be close to
zero.
You should also find that the detection of the first target is
relatively unaffected by separation. This finding supports the
hypothesis that bringing attention to the first target interferes
with detection of the second, but not vice-versa.
9. Although the task in this experiment may seem rather absurd, it
is quite similar to tasks some individuals must perform on a
routine basis. In the airline industry, both pilots and controllers
attend to many different stimuli that change characteristics very
quickly. The temporal properties of attention revealed through
studies like this one help guide development of more general
theories of attention, with immediate applications to high-
pressure situations.
How robust is this effect? Are there limits to this effect?
The attentional blink is quite robust. It can be observed with a
wide variety of stimuli, not just letters. Attentional blink
experiments have been used to study the effects of aging
(Maciokas & Crognale, 2003) and Alzheimer's disease (Kavcic
& Duffy, 2003) on attention.
Results for Lisa Babechenko on January 5, 2015 5:57:25 PM
EST
10. Data summary for experiment Attentional Blink.
The plot shows the percentage of times you reported seeing the
first or second of the target letters (different lines) in the stream
as a function of the separation between letters. A separation of
zero means only the first letter was actually shown. The
expected result is that the percentage of reports for the first
letter do not vary much with separation. For the second letter,
there should be few reports at separation zero, and the
percentage of reports should increase with separation.
Data summarySeparation of targetsFirst targetSecond
target0.075.010.02.055.040.04.045.030.06.080.060.08.055.090.
0Trial-by-trial data
The separation is the space between successive letters. A
separation of 0 includes presentation of only the first target
letter. Any reports of the second letter for a separation of 0 are
mistakes. A response of J or K is indicated by that letter, a
blank means neither J or K was given as a response.
TrialFirst letterSecond letterSeparationJ ResponseK
Response1KJ8.0J2JK2.0K3KJ2.0K4KJ0.05JK2.0J6JK2.07KJ6.0
K8JK0.0J9KJ6.0K10JK4.0J11KJ4.0K12JK6.0J13JK4.0K14KJ0.
0K15KJ8.0J16JK2.0J17KJ8.0J18JK6.0J19JK8.0JK20KJ6.0K21
KJ4.022JK4.023JK8.0JK24KJ6.0K25JK0.0J26KJ6.0J27JK2.0J2
8JK8.0JK29KJ6.0K30JK6.0JK31JK4.0J32KJ4.0J33KJ4.034KJ8.
0J35KJ8.0J36KJ0.0J37KJ6.0K38KJ8.0J39KJ2.0K40KJ4.041KJ8
.0J42JK2.0J43JK2.0J44JK0.0J45JK4.0J46JK6.0JK47KJ2.0J48K
J6.0J49JK4.0J50KJ4.051JK4.052JK2.0J53JK2.0J54KJ4.055KJ8.
056JK0.0J57JK0.0J58KJ2.0J59KJ8.0JK60JK2.0J61JK8.0JK62K
J2.0J63JK6.0JK64JK6.0JK65KJ6.0J66KJ2.0J67JK0.0J68KJ0.0J
