Ashford 6: - Week 4 - LaboratoryEnergy Sources and Alternative EnergyCarefully review the Grading Rubric before beginning the assignment.Read "Lab 4: Energy Sources and Alternative Energy." This lab will allow you to investigate the effects of acid mine drainage through experimentation. Additionally, it will allow for the exploration of solar energy through the use of a solar cell motor. Then, you will utilize this information and your eScience lab kit to complete Experiments 1 and 2 on the Week Four Lab Reporting Form. Make sure to complete all of the following items before submission::Read through introductory material. Perform Experiment 1: The Effects of Coal Mining using your eScience lab manual and kit.   Complete Table 1 and answer the Post Lab Questions 1 through 4 in complete sentences on the Week Four Lab Reporting Form. Perform Experiment 2: Solar Energy using your eScience lab manual and kit.   Complete Table 2 and answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 5 in complete sentences on the Week Four Lab Reporting Form. Submit the Week Four Lab Reporting Form via Waypoint. The document does not need to include a title page or other APA formatting; however, any outside sources utilized in your answers must be referenced in proper APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 

Ashford 7: - Week 5 - LaboratoryWeather and Climate Change Carefully review the Grading Rubric before beginning the assignment.Read "Lab 5: Weather and Climate Change." This lab will allow you to explore the water cycle through the creation of an ecosystem model. Additionally, you will observe how water moves throughout the environment and is affected by weather patterns. Then, you will utilize this information and your eScience lab kit to complete Demonstration 1and Experiment 1 on the Week Five Lab Reporting Form. Make sure to complete all of the following items before submission:Read through the introductory material. Perform Demonstration 1: Modeling the Water Cycle using your eScience lab manual and kit.   Answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 3 in complete sentences on the Week Five Lab Reporting Form. Complete Experiment 1: Water Movement using your eScience lab manual and kit.   Answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 5 in complete sentences on the Week Five Lab Reporting Form. Submit the Week Five Lab Reporting Form via Waypoint. The document does not need to include a title page or other APA formatting; however, if you utilize any outside sources in your answers you must reference these sources in proper APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 

Assignment 2: Attentional Blink            There are many stimuli in your environment of which you are not aware. You use attention to filter out unimportant stimuli and focus on relevant stimuli. However, there are circumstances under which you cannot perceive stimuli, regardless of how hard you "pay attention." One situation is when visual stimuli are presented in quick succession. If the interval between the two stimuli is short enough, you do not perceive the second stimulus. This lapse in attention is known as attentional blink. In this assignment, you will experience the attentional blink for yourself and will also read about practical implications of the phenomenon.Access the CogLab demonstrationAttentional Blink. Follow the instructions to complete the  demonstration.Read the following article:Livesey, E. J., Harris, I. M., &  Harris, J. A. (2009). Attentional changes during implicit learning: Signal  validity protects a target stimulus from the attentional blink. Journal  of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 35(2), 408-408-422. doi:10.1037/a0014525 (ProQuest  Document ID: 614494049) Using the experience from the CogLab demonstration and  information from the article, write a paper that addresses the following:Explain       how the attentional blink relates to attention. Analyze how the variation       in time influences the probability of seeing the second target letter.       Explain the circumstances under which the attentional blink can be       eliminated. In       the CogLab demonstration, letters were used as targets. The target used       can influence the duration of one’s attentional blink and whether the       attentional blink even occurs. Complete the following tasks:                 Propose  at least two other targets that could be used to induce the attentional blink. Predict  the effect each of your suggested targets would have on the duration of one’s  attentional blink as compared to the CogLab activity you completed. Explain  the reasoning behind your predictions. Present       and discuss at least three occupations in which workers’ performance could       be adversely affected by attentional blink. Identify and explain the types       of problems or mistakes that might occur in such occupations due to the       attentional blink. Several       years ago, some vehicle models came with a heads-up display (HUD). Instead       of looking down at a panel on the dashboard, speed, distance traveled,       fuel level, and time appeared to be displayed over the hood of the car.       Discuss this design in terms of divided attention and attentional blink.       Do you think the design was a good idea?Write a 4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to  citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention:  LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc.By Wednesday, November 20, 2013, deliver your assignment to the M2:  Assignment 2 Dropbox.Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum PointsExplained the phenomenon of attention, described  how time between targets affects the probability of seeing the second target,  and analyzed how it can be eliminated or reduced in other conditions showing  understanding and application of cognitive psychology concepts.20Applied knowledge of cognitive psychology  concepts to propose other targets appropriate for experiment, predict their  effects on attentional blink, and provide an explanation for predictions  showing understanding and application of cognitive psychology concepts.20Identified three occupations that could  adversely be affected by attentional blink and explained the types of problems  or mistakes that might occur in such occupations due to attentional blink  showing understanding and application of cognitive psychology concepts.24Related the concepts of divided attention and  attentional blink to explain the heads-up display (HUD) design. 16Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner;  demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of  sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.20Total:100