Perception is not restricted to sight only‚ the world has countless numbers of sounds‚ smells‚ and textures. Perception is "the way things look to us" because even though something might seem to be one way‚ it is another. For example‚ the Muller-Lyer illusion makes people see two lines of different lengths‚ while the lines are the same size. This illustrates the fact that just because you perceive something to be a certain way does not mean that it is true. Truth and perception do not necessarily
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Is there a genuine distinction between observable and unobservable entities? Why does it matter? How‚ and why‚ might one distinguish between theoretical and observational statements in science? I have decided to tackle both these questions because they feed into and relate to one another. They emphasize different aspects of a prevalent debate‚ all aspects of which I wish to touch on. Whether the question of a distinction between observable vs unobservable entities is synonymous to the question
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psychological process of making sense of an image | What is perception? * This is how we see and understand the world * The two key things about perception are: 1. How we see distance or depth 2. What goes wrong when we are fooled by an illusion The structure of the eye 1. Light enters through the cornea. The cornea focuses the light and passes it through the pupil. 2. The lens re-focuses the light that has come through the pupil‚ projecting the focused image on the retina
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1. Nature of Psychology Role of a psychologist – Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and mental process in humans. Psychologists seek to understand thoughts‚ feelings and behaviour and the factors that underlie their development and influence them. What does behaviour and mental processes mean? Term behaviour refers to any observable action made by a living person. The term mental processes refers to an individual’s thoughts and feelings that are personal and cannot be directly observed
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Culture is what teaches individuals how‚ what‚ and when to perform in life. In “Being Weird”‚ Ethan Watters examines the work of Joe Henrich whose research shows how culture shapes the human mind. Childhood is an early stage where children observe the ways of their culture. Childhood games mold children in how to be individuals in their society. Games still impact individuals as they grow into adulthood. Capture the flag and House reflect on cultural norms by teaching critical thinking‚ gender roles
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Kaitlyn Good Chapter 13 notes 4-26-13 To Be Important‚ a Study Must be Replicable * Good researchers will always ask if the study is replicable * Must be replicable to be important * Two strategies used to determine if it is replicable * Use inferential stats * Conduct same study again * Inferential Statistics: Estimating Whether a Study is Replicable * Inferential stats * Use theories of probability to decide if the result is statistically significant
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Meaningless sensations = ambiguous uninterpreted retinal image 3. A) Recall prior experience with this “scene” B) “Figure out” the current scene – unconsciously 4. Obtain a conscious perception of what you are looking at Example – Muller-Lyer Illusion Evidence for the role of experience * Rare cases of individual born with visual defect‚ and later corrected… * Kittens raised in controlled visual environments *
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Discuss evidence relating to the nature/nurture debate in the development of visual perception. (8+16) It has long been debated whether visual perception is an innate ability (nature)‚ or if they are developed through experience (nurture). Many neonate studies have supported the argument that perception is an innate process. Gibson and Walk (1960) conducted the ‘visual cliff’ study‚ in which a glass-topped table was modified using a checkerboard design‚ so that the depth cues therefore gave the
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9/24/09 Perception • What is perception and why is perception important? • Top-down and bottom-up perception • Perception as observer-dependent Why is perception important? • We must connect to the world – Sources of energy around us. Some are good (light‚ sound‚ heat)‚ some are bad (sharp objects‚ intense heat) – They provide information to allow us to satisfy goals. – Perception allows us to use this energy. • Grounding for abstract thought – False dichotomy between
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To help you prepare for Exam 1: The exam consists of 50 multiple choice items based on the lectures given from the start of the semester and readings from chapters 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ & 4. Each student will see a somewhat different set of items‚ but everyone will see similar concepts and items of equal difficulty. Some items will be taken from the Lilienfeld chapter quizzes‚ but the majority will be original items based on the lectures. The following ideas‚ concepts‚ terms and such could appear on the
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