Different savants have different cognitive profiles that are due to different neurological abnormalities. Perhaps the most famous savant is Kim Peck, who is the subject of the documentary, The Real Rain Man (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLpCfliHIOVU). Based on the information in this documentary, respond to the following three questions.
I. Describe Kim's exceptional cognitive abilities, including specific examples from the video. (8 pts) 2. Describe Kim's cognitive deficits, including specific examples from the video. (8 pts) 3. Discuss how Rim's brain differs from the brains of individuals without this syndrome. (4 Pls)
False Memories of Abuse: Some individuals have come forth, claiming to have recalled a traumatic memory like being sexually abused by a parent that they apparently repressed from a long time ago, but in many of th.e cases, the only supporting evidence was their own testimony, and conflicting evidence actually cleared the accused. Based on the information in the documentary, False Memories (htms://www.youtube.com/watch?v,aczlY0di8s), respond to the following two questions.
- Suggestion: First describe how therapists may unintentionally use the technique of suggestion to implant a false memory of childhood abuse, and then describe the methodology and findings from a research study in which Elizabeth Loftus usal the technique of suggestion to implant false memories in her participants. (10 pts)
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