1. What is the most important sense we have? Why?
a) taste
b) smell
c) vision
d) touch
e) hearing
2. How would you rate your eyesight? Do you wear glasses? When was the last time you had your eyes tested?
3. What we can see with sharpness and clarity is the equivalent to:
a) The surface area of a book
b) The surface area of a car
c) The surface area of our thumb
d) The surface area of an ant
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4. What was your reaction? Did you learn something new, or is it an area which you are already familiar with?
5. Do you think that 'keeping your eyes on the prize' can be applied to other areas than exercise? Will work tasks become more attainable if I focus on the 'finish line'? If you've answered yes, can you give an example?
6. According to the speaker, waist-to-hip ratio measurements predict perceptions of distance in relation to exercise; do you think her argument is statistically strong enough? Or are these figures just correlations? Can we use waist-to-hip ratio measurements to judge motivation in other areas?
7. Is the 'mind's eye' exactly the same as eyesight?
8. What other things influence not exercising?
9. In which areas do you keep your eyes on the prize?
10. Has there ever been a time when apples looked larger or smaller to you? Does hunger correlate with portions of food? Does dieting/breaking a diet reduce the perceived size of foods?
11. According to the speaker, our perception of other people's reactions is filtered by our own mood. Do you know of any strategies that can help us to mitigate mood-based snap judgements? Should we pay more attention to our moods?
12. Here are two images that exploit 'trompe l'oeil':
Do you know of any examples of trompe l'oeil from your country?
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Situation
You are a renowned psychologist doing an interview on a local radio station. You are a firm believer in the concepts of keeping your eyes on the prize.
Expound your theories to the host (your teacher), answer any questions/criticisms he has.
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Discuss quotes
"Keep Your eyes on the stars, but your feet on the ground."
--- Unknown
“My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the heck she is.”
― Ellen DeGeneres
“Getting fit is all about mind over matter. I don't mind, so it doesn't matter.”
― Adam Hargreaves, Mr. Lazy's Guide to Fitness
“Humans see what they want to see.”
― Rick Riordan
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Photo: Marcus-Aurelius
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