Question: We usually believe what our brain tells us, but there are some amazing facts which show that the brain tricks us. As a result, we think we can see something that is not actually there or we ignore things that actually are there. Scientists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris have researched this phenomenon , which they call "change blindness". Their experiments show how we sometimes just do not see what is in front of our eyes because _ . Here is one of their most famous experiments. In this experiment, the participants were shown a video of two groups of people (one group in white T-shirts and one group in black T-shirts) who passed basketballs around in a hallway. Each group had three members. Simons and Chabris asked the participants to count how many times the white team passed the ball. While the two teams were passing their balls around, a person dressed up as a big bear walked through the group and stopped to look at the camera. Simons and Chabris found that about half of the research participants did not notice the big bear. 1. What occupation does Christopher Chabris have?
2. Does he share this occupation with Daniel Simons?
3. Are they chemists?
4. What phenomena do they study?
5. When studying this do they use video?
6. What activity are the people doing in their famous video?
7. Are the people wearing special clothing?
8. What?
9. How many people are in the video?
10. Are all people dressed in Tshirts?
11. What does the bear person do?
12. How many people wear tshirts?
13. How many people wear an animal costume?
14. Does the bear pause at all?
15. When people view this video, what do the scientists try to observe about the viewers?
16. Do all most people notice the bear? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Scientist
2. yes
3. no
4. change blindness
5. yes
6. passing basketballs
7. yes
8. one group in white T-shirts
9. Seven
10. all but one
11. walked through the group
12. Six
13. One
14. yes
15. to see if they notice the bear
16. half

Question: I was the typical"I can't"child-whatever my mother told or asked me to do was immediately followed by my cry,"I can't."As a result,very few tasks or goals that I set out to achieve were ever completed. One evening,my mother called me into the family room."I want you to read this article,"Mother began."It's about Marlo Thomas.She tells how a simple poem that she was forced to learn by her father changed her life*She went from saying'I can't'to'I can'*According to this article,she was able to reorganize her life and her career by learning the principles in the poem." I took the small magazine from Mother and looked down at the pages.There was Marlo-my idol. Beside her photo was the poem my mother had spoken of,a simple poem entitled,"I Can"."I want you to memorize that poem,"Mother said firmly."Mama," _ ."I can't learn that poem.It's too long." "It's not too long and you can learn it.1 want you to know it perfectly by this time tomorrow,"said my mother. Unwillingly,I went back to my bedroom with the magazine.With a heavy heart,I threw myself into the bed and began my task. "Can't is a word that is the enemy to ambition,"I began.I repeated the line.I repeated it again and again."An enemy ambush to shatter your will..."I continued the process until I proudly recited the poem the following evening. It has now become my principle.Marlo 1 homas did not know me,but her story forever changed my life. Saying "I can" helped me to get through the worst moments of my life: Saying "I can" encouraged me to complete things I would have otherwise seen as out of my reach. A simple poem learned at seven is a poem that will support me to seventy-seven,maybe even longer. 1. Was I always confident that I could do things?
2. Did my mom ask me to read something?
3. What was it?
4. who was the author?
5. How made Marlo learn the poem?
6. What was the name of the poem?
7. Did I think I could learn it?
8. Why not?
9. What hinders ambition?
10. What was my response when my mom asked me to do something?
11. How old was I when I learned the poem? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. no
2. yes
3. an article
4. Marlo Thomas
5. her fathe
6. I Can
7. no
8. too long
9. the word can't
10. I can't
11. seven

Question: CHAPTER XIII

BUB SUCCUMBS TO FORCE

One day Peter Conant abruptly left his office, came home and packed his grip and then hurried down town and caught the five o'clock train for New York. He was glum and uncommunicative, as usual, merely telling Aunt Hannah that business called him away and he did not know when he would be back.

A week later Peter appeared at the family breakfast table, having arrived on the early morning express, and he seemed in a more gracious mood than usual. Indeed, he was really talkative.

"I met Will Morrison in New York, Hannah," he said to his wife. "He was just sailing for London with his family and will remain abroad all summer. He wanted us to occupy his mountain place, Hillcrest Lodge, during July and August, and although I told him we couldn't use the place he insisted on my taking an order on his man to turn the shack over to us."

"The shack!" cried Aunt Hannah indignantly.

"Why, Peter, Hillcrest Lodge is a little palace. It is the cosiest, most delightful place I have ever visited. Why shouldn't we accept Will Morrison's proposition to occupy it?"

"I can't leave my business."

"You could run up every Friday afternoon, taking the train to Millbank and the stage to Hillcrest, and stay with us till Monday morning."

He stared at her reflectively.

"Would you be safe in that out-of-the-way place?" he asked.

"Of course. Didn't you say Will had a man for caretaker? And only a few scattered cottages are located near by, so we shall be quite by ourselves and wholly unmolested. I mean to go, and take the girls. The change will do us all good, so you may as well begin to make arrangements for the trip." 1. Who is Peter's wife?
2. Is she often indignant?
3. Who did Peter meet with when he was away?
4. Where?
5. How'd he get there?
6. Was it the noon train?
7. Where was Will off to?
8. How was he getting there?
9. What's the name of his manor?
10. How many months was he going to be gone?
11. Is Hillcrest Lodge somewhat palatial?
12. What can't Peter leave?
13. What town could he take the train to on Friday afternoons?
14. Then how would he get to Hillcrest?
15. How long would he then stay?
16. Is Peter in a more talkative mood than normal?
17. What else is his current mood?
18. What meal are they having as they discuss this?
19. Is he concerned if Hannah will be safe at Hillcrest?
20. Why? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Hannah
2. unknown
3. Will Morrison
4. New York
5. the early morning express
6. no
7. london
8. boat
9. Hillcrest Lodge
10. two,
11. yes
12. his business
13. Millbank
14. take the stage
15. till Monday
16. yes
17. gracious
18. breakfast
19. yes
20. it's an out-of-the-way place