• Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” is the basis of this FYS course and the readings chosen as part of the course. According to Plato how are most people similar to the prisoners in the cave?

• Nachman was asked to write a paper on Bergson’s metaphysics. Typical questions might be like the following: What did he find interesting about Bergson? What did he find interesting about Ali? How influential was the cheerleader in convincing him to write the paper? How was Nachman affected by this incident in his life?

• The Invisible Gorilla is a scientific behavioral study that concentrates on different illusions that humans exhibit without being aware that they do so. Be able to identify intentional blindness; illusions of memory; illusions of confidence, and other illusions mentioned in the first three chapters of the book. Be able to recognize them in the illustrations described on the exam. The illustrations will be taken from the book, or will be similar to the ones described in the book.

• Suppose you are taking five courses this semester, each of which is three credits. In these courses you earn an A-, a B+, a B-, a C, and a D+. What is your GPA for the semester? Show all your calculations and do not use a calculator

• How do these three works -“Letter from Birmingham Jail,” “Nachman,” and The Invisible Gorilla - develop the claims Plato makes in “The Allegory of the Cave”? Discuss in light of relevant course readings and discussions.

• Know the illusions listed in chapter 1,2,3 in “The Invisible Gorilla” and be able to describe the examples used by the authors (Simons and Chabris) to support their claims about these illusions.

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According to Plato human beings and prisoners are alike because in both classes of people are Controlled in one way or another from obtaining information from the real world by puppeteers for instance ... View the full answer