2. a presentation by Rachel Polzer EDU 3305 // Computer Problem Solving Mrs. B. Khirallah Fall 2014 RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 1

3. OBJECTIVES After viewing this PowerPoint presentation and taking part in the interactive SMARTboard activities, students will be able to... Define synesthesia and give examples of different kinds of synesthesia Define synesthesia different kinds of synesthesia Explain key points about Heinz Werner's concept of synesthesiaHeinz Wernerconcept synesthesia Participate in and understand a modified research study on chromesthesiamodified research study RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 2

4. WHAT IS SYNESTHESIA? The syncretic unity of the senses Intersensory experiences Developmental synesthesia Naturally occurring As opposed to drug-induced synesthesia, acquired synesthesia, or pseudosynesthesia RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 3

5. WHAT ARE (SOME) TYPES OF SYNESTHESIA? Grapheme-Color Synesthesia Chromesthesia (Sound-to-Color Synesthesia) Spatial-Sequence Synesthesia Ordinal-Linguistic Personification Lexical-Gustatory Synesthesia RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 4

6. WHO WAS HEINZ WERNER? 1890-1964 Vienna, Austria Musician-turned-Psychologist 1933: Dismissed from Hamburg 1947: Began teaching at Clark University as professor of psychology and education Not widely known, but respected by those who knew him RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 5

7. SOME WERNER VOCABULARY Gestalt psychology Organismic approach Physiognomic perception Orthogenic principle Microgenetic Mobility RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 6

8. WERNER + SYNESTHESIA Synesthesia: Especially prominent in children, indigenous peoples Artists Microgenetic mobility Basis for Physiognomic Perception RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 7

9. REVIEW: MATCHING ACTIVITY What are the different types of Synesthesia? See the Matching SMART Board activityMatching SMART Board activity Any questions? RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 8

10. MY RESEARCH STUDY QUESTIONS Do higher pitches in music evoke lighter, brighter colors, and lower pitches darker, duller colors? Does the addition of music, and the pitch of the music, affect a child’s perception when choosing which color(s) to use on selected black and white images? RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 9

11. PROCEDURES PROCEDURE 1 “Draw what you hear” PROCEDURE 2 “Color in the pictures” with (or without) music RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 10

12. MUSIC A (high) // from Franz Liszt's Piano Concerto No.1 in E-Flat Major S.124 R.455 III. Allegretto Vivace B (low) // from Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde Prelude Act 3 C (high) // from Franz Schubert's 11 Ecossaises D. 781 D (low) // from Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony 7 Allegretto Movement 2 RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 11

13. PROCEDURE 2 IMAGES RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 12

14. YOUR TURN Using the SMART Board pens, color in this picture when the music plays. See SMART Board activitySMART Board activity RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 13

15. BIBLIOGRAPHY Baron-Cohen, Simon, and John E. Harrison. "Synaesthesia: An Introduction." Synaesthesia: Classic and Contemporary Readings. Cambridge, Mass: Blackwell, 1997. 3-16. Print. Crain, William. "Werner’s Organismic and Comparative Theory." Theories of Development: Concepts and Applications. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011. 93-117. Print. Crosby, Will. "Heinz Werner: Mapping the Territory Between Scientific and Poetic Understanding." ENCOUNTER: Education for Meaning and Social Justice 14.2 (2001): 44-55. Print. Jaren, Jesse. "Synesthesia--My Experimental Typeface." Web log post. Cornfed In Seattle. N.p., 1 Apr. 2010. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.. Travis. "Spatial Sequence Synesthesia." Web log post. Synesthesia Test. N.p., June 2012. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.. "Types of Synesthesia." Synesthesia Test. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.. Werner, Heinz. Comparative Psychology of Mental Development. New York: International Universities, 1948. Print. RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 14

16. INSPIRATION “CONCEPT MAP” RACHEL POLZER // COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING // FALL 2014 15