05.05 Cognitive Learning: Training the Mind

Directions: Complete the tasks below. Save this file to your computer. Copy and paste the questions and answers to the student comments box in 5.05 and submit for grading.

Part 1:

From memory, draw a floor plan of your home on paper. Be sure to indicate where hallways, rooms, door, windows, and large pieces of furniture occur. Label any pertinent information. Pretend you are drawing this map for a person who has never been in your home before and is walking through your house in complete darkness. This is your cognitive map that you are going to lend to them to make it through without tripping and running into any walls or furniture. Take a photo or scan of the floor plan, and upload this to the assignment.

Part 2:

Once you have finished your floor plan, walk through your home and compare your created map with the actual layout of your home.

Part 3: This is the part you should copy into the comments box of 5.05.

Answer each question with a minimum of 2-3 sentences.

Was there any room left out of the floor plan? Why or why not?

- Your answer here

Was there any large piece of furniture left out of the floor plan? Why or why not?

- Your answer here

Did you include all windows and doors in your floor plan? Why or why not?

- Your answer here

Where there any rooms or specific areas of your floor plan those are more detailed than other rooms/areas? Why or Why not?

- Your answer here

Did you have any specific area of the house that you had difficulty remembering when you were drawing? Why or why not do you think that occurred? - Your answer here

Do you believe stranger could use your cognitive map to navigate your home without running into anything or tripping? Explain.

- Your answer here

Give one specific example from your life where you use cognitive maps.

- Your answer here

Give one specific example from your life where you have used latent learning.

- Your answer here