The Uncanny Valley
What is the Uncanny Valley?
used in reference to the phenomenon whereby a computer-generated figure or humanoid robot bearing a near-identical resemblance to a human being causes a sense of unease or revulsion in the person viewing it.
True or False.
Research shows that most children like clowns.
False
Define the "Gross-Out".
Something disgusting, morbid, or sick.
The "fear center" of the brain.
Amygdala
These critters are responsible for breaking down dead tissue to return to the earth and atmosphere.
Decomposers
Define vagueness.
lack of certainty or distinctness.
Why are clowns creepy to some of us?
Unclear intention and inability to identify true emotions.
Define "Horror".
The fear of something unnatural, but easily identified as a threat.
The key neurotransmitter in the fear response.
Glutamate.
What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?
A food chain shows a singular path that energy follows, whereas a food web is cyclical, demonstrating multiple paths energy can take to travel through an ecosystem.
Define ambiguity.
the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
Name three characteristics of clowns that people might find troubling.
Large shoes, painted faces, makeup, unclear emotions.
Define "Terror".
Fear when there is no clear or obvious threat.
The adrenal glands release these two hormones.
Adrenaline and cortisol.
These reign at the top of the food chain with no natural predators.
Apex consumers.
Give two examples of characters that could fall under the category of the Uncanny Valley.
Teacher discretion.
In the Psychology Behind Our Fear of Clowns article, very long fingers is one characteristic of a psychopath.
True or False.
False
Being unable to predict a person's behavior increases the creepy factor.
Name three movies or shows that fall under the category of the "Gross-Out".
Walking Dead, World War Z, etc...
Adrenaline and cortisol have these bodily effects.
Increased respiratory rate.
Increased pulse rate.
Increase blood glucose.
Name the correct order of these levels in a food web.
secondary consumers
decomposers
the sun
primary consumers
producers
tertiary consumers
the sun
producers
primary consumers
secondary consumers
tertiary consumers
decomposers
The creator of the "Singing Androids".
John Bergeron
What year did the "Clown Sightings" trend happen?
2016
Name five books by Stephen King.
Salem's Lot, Dreamcatcher, The Shining, It, The Stand, Carrie...
Deindividuation is...
when someone's true identity is hidden.
Give a plausible example of a food web from start to finish in the cycle of matter.
Teacher's discretion.