Very excited to be posting on this, my first blog. I'm enjoying this UDL course so much so far. Last night's lecture raised a couple of questions I was unable to ask during class. Anyone is welcome to comment on them, but I'd also really appreciate responses from either of our two profs.
1. Given that face recognition operates the way it does cognitively and that an individual "knows" accurately whether or not he/she has ever seen a particular face before, how do we explain the notorious inaccuracy of eyewitness accounts and identifications in criminal proceedings?
2. In Capgras Syndrome, is the affect always positive? That is, are there are any known cases where an individual became convinced that someone had been taken over by aliens etc. not because they didn't feel their usual strong positive love for that individual, but because someone they had strong negative feelings for suddenly didn't inspire that reaction?
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Hey! You're taking this class too! Hope everything's well at home and it was great to see Sebastian last week!
Yanxiang
Your son is so cute! I know I already said that, but it's really true!
Wow, 2 thoughtful questions. I wish I had answers for you. I will, however, suggest that David comment here in reply.
I just finished a "true crime" book, Final Confession: The Unsolved Crimes of Phil Cresta. He was a highly intelligent Boston crook born in 1928 and died in 1995. He's not well known because he seldom got caught. He mentions in the book that he preferred to commit robberies in front of many witnesses, because the conflicting reports would confuse the police.
PS: I agree: You've got one very cute kid!
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