Hello everyone,
Learning Objective
“By the end of this unit, students will be able to create a short-essay that demonstrates a clear understanding of how the amygdala directly influences their emotional well-being”.
Infographic Link
https://www.flickr.com/photos/190553986@N08/50420143571
Connecting Infographics to Learning Objectives
This psychological infographic is creative common licensed according to Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). This license signifies that I am free to share, copy, distribute, remix, or build upon this infographic as much as I desire so long as I give appropriate credit and indicate if I made any changes to the original infographic.
This infographic supports my learning outcome due to the fact that it concisely describes through the use of sub-headings how the amygdala is responsible for the emotions of human beings. For example, my chosen infographic clearly describes how the amygdala is responsible for fear response, anxiety response, aggression, and happiness.
Recommendations
While I enjoy how this infographic concerning the amygdala acts as the emotional center of the human brain, I would nonetheless use this image as a supplementary material alongside a required textbook such as Chance’s Learning and Behavior textbook. I believe that this infographic is sufficient as it is kept to only one page and connects visual content to written content effectively (Dunlap & Lowenthal, 2016, p. 45, 55). I also believe that my chosen infographic does an effective job of “directing learner attention” to the basic role of the amygdala in terms of producing emotions such as fear and anxiety which therefore supports one of the primary psychological events of learning (Clark & Lyons, 2010, p. 20).
Thanks for reading,
Carson 🙂
References
Clark, R. C., & Lyons, C. (2010). Graphics for learning : Proven guidelines for planning, designing, and evaluating visuals in training materials. Center for Creative Leadership.
Dunlap, J. C. & Lowenthal, P. R. (2016, September 8). Getting graphic about infographics: Design lessons learned from popular infographics. Journal of Visual Literacy, 35(1), 42–59. https://doi.org/10.1080/1051144X.2016.1205832
