ReaL Book, Stage C: Workshop 1, Part 2

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  1. perception
    the process of becoming aware through the senses
  2. imperceptible
    impossible or difficult to sense
  3. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  4. deny
    refuse to recognize or acknowledge
    Days later, Mark was still denying her.
  5. insist
    assert to be true
    He assembled everything else: who he was, where he worked, what had happened to him. But he insisted that Karin was an actress who looked very much like his sister.
  6. delusion
    an erroneous belief held in the face of contrary evidence
    “Your brother is manifesting a condition called Capgras syndrome. It’s one of a family of misidentification delusions. It can occur in certain psychiatric conditions.”
  7. trauma
    an emotional wound or shock having long-lasting effects
    Capgras is also reported in closed-head trauma, although that’s incredibly rare.
  8. symptom
    a sensation associated with a particular disease
    “How can the same symptom have two completely different causes?”
  9. process
    arrange and integrate in the mind
    “The Capgras sufferer almost always misidentifies his loved ones. A mother or father. A spouse. The part of his brain that recognizes faces is intact. So is his memory. But the part that processes emotional associations has somehow disconnected from them.”
  10. sufficient
    of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement
    “He sees what he always sees. He just doesn’t...feel you sufficiently to believe you.”
  11. cognition
    the psychological result of perception and reasoning
    “For now, we need to watch, see how he develops. There may be other issues. Secondary deficits. Memory, cognition, perception. Capgras sometimes shows spontaneous improvement. The best thing now is time and tests.”
  12. feature
    a prominent attribute or aspect of something
    Scientists who study the evolution of visual signaling have identified a wide assortment of features and behaviors that make something look cute.
  13. distinct
    not alike; different in nature or quality
    Cuteness is distinct from beauty, researchers say. Cuteness emphasizes rounded over sculptured, soft over refined, clumsy over quick. Beauty attracts admiration.
  14. receptor
    an organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation
    Everybody has sweetness receptors on the tongue.
  15. appealing
    able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
    Advertisers may use strategies based on our baby radar, but babies themselves did not really evolve to be cute. They became appealing to a potential caretaker’s eye only because infants wouldn’t survive otherwise.
  16. reality
    the state of being actual
    Baby eyes are also notably forward facing. And all our favorite Disney characters also sport forward-facing eyes. This includes the ducks and mice, species that in reality have eyes on the sides of their heads.
  17. impulse
    an instinctive motive
    Researchers who study animals appreciate the human impulse to nurture anything even remotely babylike.
  18. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
    Many of the adaptations that allow it to get by on such a tough diet contribute to the panda’s cute form.
  19. contribute
    be conducive to
    Many of the adaptations that allow it to get by on such a tough diet contribute to the panda’s cute form.
Created on Wed Mar 31 09:23:57 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Apr 28 11:02:33 EDT 2021)

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