Listen to “Split Kick”, answer all the following questions. The order of solos in this piece is: Donaldson, Brown,
Silver, Blakey. Regarding the solos of Donaldson, Brown, and Blakey: Listen to the music and provide counter
numbers for the beginning and end of these solos. Describe their solo styles. Provide detail of how they phrase
or create musical lines over the chord changes. What is your impression of this piece? How would you
compare/contrast the solo style of Donaldson with that of Charlie Parker? How would you compare/contrast the
solo style of Brown with that of Dizzy Gillespie? How is Blakey’s drumming different from Jo Jones? How do
these hard bop soloists differ from their bebop and earlier swing counterparts? Do these soloists in Blakey’s
group have strong ties to the bebop style?
Even though neuroscience has developed immensely throughout the years, predicting criminal behavior through scans can produce a reverse-inference error. “The reverse-inference error is especially prevalent in the interpretation of brain activity in functional neuroimaging studies” (Choi). As previously stated, the reliance of electroencephalogram data may show the activity within the brain, but depending on the section, the brain may be overactive during such time. When looking at an individual’s amygdala that is characterized as abnormal and overactive can be argued to the point of reverse-inference error due to trying to distinguish what is a normal or abnormal sign of the brain’s fear center (Choi).
Brain Scans Versus Self-Report:
Brain scans provide more complexity to detect brain impairments in individuals despite a clinical psychologist’s findings. A common problem within neurolaw is the group to individual inference problem. Psychologists often identify associations of brain defects with impairments by comparing a group of subjects with a localized defect to a group of subjects without the defect; this can result in overlapping due to the idea that impaired patients may have better control over a specific area in regard to the healthy controls and vice versa (Choi).
The issue with psychological based evidence is that very few neuroimaging-based tests are used in psychiatric diagnosis which lacks the sufficient sensitivity and specificity to be reliable enough for inclusion in diagnostic criteria” (Choi). When looking at the defendants self-reporting of their behavior, brain scans often reveal more than those reports suggest. “While most people’s self-reports are not very accurate, they do not realize their self-reports are wrong so often in predicting future behavior. The brain seems to reveal something important that we may not even realize” (University of California).