PerceptionInHamlet
IntheplayHamletbyWilliamShakespearetheirworldhasbecomesoobscuredbyliesthatthe charactersaswellasthereaderscannolongerdecipherliteraryfactfromfiction.Theplaybegins shortlyafterthedeathofHamlet'sfatherandsubsequentmarriageofhismotheranduncleAlready shatteredfromwhatheperceivestobeabetrayaltohisfather'smemoryHamlet'sworldis completelyturnedupsidedownwhenhediscoversthathisuncle,Claudius,isresponsibleforhis father'smurder.Thethemeofrealityversusperceptionisprevalentthroughouttheplayinwhich thingsthatappeartobegoodandhonestaretrulycorruptedwithmalevolentintentions.Claudius, PoloniusandHamlethimselfembracetheirdishonestnatureinordertoshowmorecontent Ironically,thisleavesLaertes,whohasyettodoanythingwrong,slanderedandshamedwhilehis schemingfather'simageremainsunscathed.Polonius'sunrestrainedpryingrearsit'sheadforafinal timewhenhehidesbehindthetapestryinGertrude'schambersinordertooverhearherconversation withHamlet.ItseemsthatthisisthepointwherePoloniushastemptedfatewithhisshameless snoopingonetoomanytimesasheisclearlycaughtbyHamletwhenHamletstates,"Hownow,a rat?Deadforaducat,dead!"(Act3,Scene4)Inthiscasecuriosityaswellasmanipulationand deceiteventuallykilledthecat.TheonlythingPoloniusmanagedtoconcealfromHamletwashis identityThisiswhatledtohisowndeathasHamletbelievedhimtobeClaudiusandstabbedhim IntheendPolonius'sliesonlybringharmuponhisfamilyallthewhileincurringHamlet's ...Getmorecontent...
PerceptioninHamletEssay
"Thereisnotruth.Thereisonlyperception."aknowledgeablequotebyFrenchnovelist,Gustave Flaubert,discussinghowhumansperceivethingsversusreality.Perceptionishowoneinterpretsthe worldanditsindividualsthroughtheirownknowledgeandexperiences;therefore,thereisadiverse amountofviewpointsonthesamesubjectsandpeople.Asaresult,thosewhoarecapableof perceivingsituationsaccomplishmorethanthosewhoareincapable.InHamlet,William Shakespearedevelopsthethemethatthosewhoareincapableofperceivingothersleadsto punishment,however,thosewhosuccessfullyperceivearerewarded.Thisthemecanbeproven throughthreemajorcharacters:Claudius,themainantagonist,Gertrude,themotherofthemain character,andHamlet,themaincharacter.Thesecharactersportraybothsuccessfulandfailed attemptsofperceptionthroughouttheplay.
Claudiushasexperiencedfailedandsuccessfulperceptionthathasleftmassiveimpactsinhislife. AnexampleofhowfailedperceptioncausedsufferinghappenswhenClaudiusattendstheplay, "TheMurderofGonzago",whereHamletjokinglycalls"TheMouse–Trap"andfailstoseeitasa trapHamlethasstagedforhim.HamlethassetuptheplaytoreceiveareactionfromClaudius thereforeconfirminghewastheonewhomurderedOldKingHamlet,hisownbrotherDuetothis failedperceptionoftheplay'strueintentions,Claudiusseemstobequiteupsetabouttheplay ...Getmorecontent...
EssayOnPerceptionInHamlet
PerceptionandAttentionPerceptionisaremarkabletrait.Considerhumanvision,atwo–dimensionalarrayoflightappearsontheretina,whichhousesthevisualreceptors.Insteadofseeing arandomcollectionofcolordots,peopleimmediatelyexperiencearich,coherent,veridical,three–dimensionalperceptionofanobject,person,oreventPerhapsthemostastoundingfactisthatthis occursimmediately,mostlyoutsideofconsciousawareness(Robinson–Riegler&Robinson–Riegler, 2008).Perceptionandattentionaretwoindependentmechanismsrelevanttooneanother.Attention isthestateoffocusedawarenessonadivisionofavailableperceptualinformation.Thispaperwill explaintheconceptofperception,breakdowntheperceptualshowmorecontent
Theexamplefocusesonobjectsthatincludethedepthofasetofstimuluselementsperceivedasone object,andvisualregularityasacomponentintheperceptionorganizationprocess.Other componentsaredeptheffect,timeeffect,andanti–regularity(Plhakova,2008).
Definetheconceptofattention
AttentionisthestateoffocusedawarenessonadivisionofavailableperceptualinformationItisa systemofthebrainthatisseparatefromthedataprocessingsystem.Attentionisusuallyconsidered tohaveatleastthreeaspects:orienting,filtering,andsearching(Ward,2008).Theseaspectscanbe focusedonasingleinformationsourceordividedamongseveralsources.Eachoftheseaspectshas specificpropertiesofwhichcompleteoperationsonsystemsthatcompleteoperationsonspecific inputsevenwhenattentionisinanotherplace
Theattentionmethodisdifferentfromanyothersensoryandmotorsystems.TheAttentionstructure workstogetherwithotherpartsofthebrain,butmaintainsitsownidentity.Individuals'conscious attentionisselectiveSelectiveattentionoccursthemomentonefocushisorherawarenessona limitedsegmentofalltheyareableofexperiencing.Attentionisanimportantfeaturebecauseit connectsthementallevelofdescriptionprocessesusedincognitivesciencewiththeanatomicalin detaillevelcommoninneuroscience(Peterson&Postner,1990).
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PerceptionandAttentionEssay
EssayonThePerceptionofthePerception
ThePerceptionofthePerceptionThesubjectivenatureofperceptionisaninborncharacteristic humanity.However,humansfoundtheabilitytostillclassifyknowledgeundertwocategories, objectiveandsubjective.Knowledgeinthesubjectivesense,orsubjectiveknowledgeforshort,is theindividualknowledgethateachpersongainsthroughpersonalexperiences.Artistsoftentryto portrayascenethathasanemotionalandpsychologicaleffectontheviewer,bydrawingontheir ownexperiencesandthoughts.However,scientistsareinterestedindevelopingtheformertypeof knowledge,knowledgeintheobjectivesense.Objectiveknowledgeissubjectiveknowledgewhich haspassedthroughshowmorecontent
SirKarloutlinedthisprocessinatetradicschemaillustratedbelow:P1àTTàEEàP2Inthis process,P1istheoriginalproblem,practicalortheoretical,TTisthetentativetheorythatisoffered tosolvetheproblem,EEisthe"errorelimination"whereitiscriticallytested,andfinallyP2isthe problemsthatareleftoverandthosewhicharecreatedbythisprocess.Theproblemsthatscientists faceareinthetentativetheorystageInthisstage,complicationsarisewhentheoriginalproblemis theoretical.Toprovidesometentativesolutiontotheproblemthescientistmustfirstmake observationsformulateahypothesis,testitundercontrolledconditions,evaluatewhetherthetests adherestothehypothesis,ifitdoesnot,thenthehypothesisisreformedandtheprocessisrepeated, howeverifitdoesholdtrueforthatsituation,thenthescientistmayputitforthforcritical evaluationbyhispeersMoreoftenthannot,thetheoryneverpassesthecriticalevaluation,thusP2 isessentiallyP1.Nowthequestionis,'Howdoesallthisrelatetothesubjectivenatureof perception',andtheanswerisquitesimple.Subjectiveknowledge,whichwasmentionedbefore,are personalexperiences,thusarebiased,sincetheyareformedthroughtheperceptionoftheworld, whichhasasubjectivenature.Sincetheknowledgehasthesubjectivenaturetoit,it ...Getmorecontent...
SensoryPerceptions
CriticalThinking
ProfessorNaomiSanderovsky
RaquieraWilkerson
April23,2014
"Thereisnothinginourmindunlessitisfirstinthesenses"
–Aquinas
Throughoutourlifesenseshaveenrichedourbrains;theycurrentlyplayapartwithourbrainaswe think.Aspowerfulasoursensesare,theydonotalwaystransferaccuratedatatothebrain. Especiallywhenwearesick,tiredorconfused,oursensesareevenmoredeceivingtousOur sensualperceptioncandeceiveourbraininthreeways:limitedbiologically,superficiallyand custom.(Kirby/Goodpaster,2007)
Therearefactorsthatinfluencetheaccuracyofinformationreceivedbyhumansensesandhowit affectstheperception...showmorecontent...
WecouldnotknowanythingwithouttheuseofsensoryperceptionThereisontheotherhand,the possibilitytogainknowledgebyonlyusingsensoryperception.Inthiscasewhateveryouknowyou haveexperiencedyourself.Yettheknowledgegainedfrompurelysensoryperceptionisinmy opinionnotquitereliableIbelievethisduetoseveralreasons(Goldstein,2010)
Ifwespeakaboutknowledgethenwearespeakingofwhatweasasocietyhaveacceptedas knowledge.Ifonlyonepersonbelievessomethingtobetruethenthatistheiropinion.Weknow howothersexperiencetheirsensoryperception.Sensoryperceptionissomethingwhichevery individualmightseedifferent.Anotherfactorwhichinfluencetowhatextentsensoryperceptionis anaccuratewayofknowingisthefactthatthebrainwantstosimplifythingsinordertounderstand them.
Fromapersonalstandpoint,Ibelieveoursensoryperceptioncanleadusontherightpathbutto everypositivethereisanegativeOuremotionsalsoplayabigpartalongwithoursensesandbrain Ifyouremotionsareallovertheplacethemindandsenseswillbetoo.
AsaconclusionIbelievethatsensoryperceptionasawayofknowingisveryunreliableIbelieve thatsensoryperceptionistoodependentonthehumanbrain.AsIexplainedbefore,wedoneed sensoryperceptionandthereforeitisreliabletoacertainextent.Wecannotusesensoryperception asouronlydirectwayofknowingbutwecanuseitasa
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ExtraSensoryPerception
Haveyoueverhadthefeelingthatyou'vebeeninanestablishmentbeforeyou'veactuallygone inside?Didyoueverfeellikeyou'veknownthatsomethingwasabouttohappenbeforetherewere anysignsthatitwasabouttooccur?Ifyou'renotaskepticaboutthepowersofthemind,thenthere mightjustbeanexplanationforyourseeminglycoincidentalpremonitions.It'saphenomenoncalled extrasensoryperception,betterknownasESP.Thetextbookdefinitionofthisclassificationof parapsychologyis"sensing"anythingbeyondthenormal(wwwparanormalatozcom)Most scientistsdonotbelievethatthisphenomenonexists.Nevertheless,controversialevidencecanbe usedtoswaytheincredulous.Byviewingandshowmorecontent
Theactualtermextrasensoryperceptionwasn'tuseduntiltheearly1930's.Duringthistimean Americanscientist,JosephBanksRhinefirstbeganhisgroundbreakingexperimentstestingESP's validity(Encarta)HisresearchwasconductedattheParapsychologyLaboratoryofNorth Carolina's,DukeUniversity.(Encarta)Rhine'smostwell–knownexperimentinvolvedadeckof twenty–fivecards.Onthecards,writteninheavyblackink,eachcardhadadifferentdesignon them.Thedesignsincludedastar,across,asquare,orwavylines.(Encarta)Theconcealeddeckof twenty–fivecardswasshuffled.Onerandomcardwasdrawnfromthedeckatatimeandthetest subjectwasaskedtoidentifythehiddenmarkingontheflip–sideofthecardIfthetestsubject correctlyidentifiedfiveoutoftwentyfivecardscorrectly,itwasconsideredpurechance.(Encarta) Rhineandhisassociatesconcludedthatiftheindividualnamedsixoutoftenofthecardscorrectly, thenindeedthetestsubjectpossessedextrasensoryperception(Encarta)Fromhisexperimentally provedevidence,itcaneasilybeseenwhichstandRhinetookonthecontroversialexistenceofESP. However,notallscientistshadacknowledgedtheauthenticityofhistrialsandthelegitimacyofthis branchofpseudo–sciencecalledparapsychology.Certainscientistsdonotbelieveintherealityof extrasensoryperceptionduetotheirlackoffaithintheexperimentsthattestit's
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ExtraSensoryPerceptionEssay
Runninghead:SENSORYPERCEPTIONS1
CriticalThinking–PHI210"SensoryPerceptions"
9July2010
SENSORYPERCEPTIONS2
"SensoryPerceptions"Thebody'ssensesaretheinputdevicesofthehumancomputerknownasthe brain.Thesesenses,touch,sight,smell,soundandtaste,areonlyaseffectiveasthehumanbraincan processtheinformation.Theaccuracyoftheseinputscaneasilybedeceivedwhenthesenses conflictornotinterpretedasintended.Likeanyothercomputer,theinformationbeingprocessed andstoredisonlyasgoodastheinformationwasinput(garbagein,garbageout).Sensory informationisalmostalwaysshowmorecontent
Themoresensorsused,themoreaccuratetheinformationiswhichcanthenbeusedincreating thoughtsandmemories."Thehumancapacitytoperformrealtimeinformationprocessingislimited. Thelimitedspeedofneuronaloperationsmaypartlybecompensatedforbyparallelinteractiveand distributedprocessing"(Carlsson,Petrovic,Skare,Petersson&Ingvar,2000,p.681).Thereare manyfactorsthatcancontributetotheaccuracyorinaccuracyofsensordataOurperceptionwill influencethewayweinterpretsensorinformation."Sharpeningourperceptionsiscrucialfor deliveringbetterdatatoourbrains"(Kirby&Goodpaster,2007,p.54).Personaldeceptionand therealizationthatoursensescanbedeceivedwillaffecttheaccuracyofthatdataOnceweaccept thatoursensesarenotperfect,wecanthentakestepstocounterthisdeceptionorimprovethe accuracyobtained.Listeningisprobablythelargestcontributortotheaccuracyofsensordata.We learnaswelistenandthisaffectsthefinaloutcomeinthelongrunasadditionaldataisobtainedthat helpstorefinetheinitialinterpretationofthedata.Therolesof"Nature"and"Nurtured"withregard totheinterpretationandevaluationofsensorydatahasbeendisputedbyscholarsforcenturies Somebelievethatwearebornwithinformationinherited
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1.Definesensationandperception.Howdosensationandperceptiondifferfromcognition?How mightsensationandperceptionberelatedtocognition?
a.Althoughsensationandperceptionarecloselyrelated,itisveryimportanttounderstandthe differencebetweenthetwo.Sensationistheprocessofsensingourenvironmentusingourdifferent sensorysystemsTherearefourdifferentsystems:visual,auditory,cutaneous,andchemicalThe informationweacquirethroughsensationisthensenttoourbrains.Thisiswherethetwonowlink together.Perceptionisthewaythatweinterpretthatinformationfromoursensesinorderforitto meananythingSimplyput,perceivingisbelievingPerceptiondiffersfrompersontopersonUsing colorasanexample,thecolor"green"toonepersonmaybedifferenttoanotherperson. Cognitionisnotthesameasperceptionbuttheyaredirectlylinkedtooneanotheraswell.Simplest waytoexplaincognitionisthewordthinking.Cognitioninvolvesourthoughtprocessesandhow westoreinformation.90%ofwhatweseeislostbythetimeitreachesourbrain.Thismeansthat wecombineourvisualinformationwithinformationpreviouslystoredinourbrainSowithoutthe informationfromcognition,perceptionandsensationwouldnotbethesame.
2.DescribetheGestaltApproachtosensationandperception.HowdoesitdifferfromtheEmpiricist Approach?
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Psychology:SensationAndPerceptionEssay
SensePerceptionReflection
"Weseeandunderstandthingsnotastheyarebutasweare"Discussthisclaiminrelationto perception.
KnowledgeQuestion:Towhatextentdoesoursenseperceptionlimitthewayweperceivereality?
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Knowledgeisanextensiveconceptwhichhasnoprecisedefinitionsinceithasnoendorlimit.Ina constantlychangingworld,severalindividualshavedifferentupbringings,prejudices,viewpoints andthewayweperceiveorunderstandcertainthingsmaybedifferentfromhowtheyareinreality. Firstlysenseperception,inthiscaseissimplywhattheeyessee,thenosesmells,theearshearorthe bodyfeels.Secondly,realityisnotasubjectiveknowledge,butratheranobjectiveone....showmore content...
Oursenseshelpusgatherandrespondtoinformationaboutoursurroundings,whichinturnaidsour survivalthroughourreciprocationtomostsensoryinformation.Improvementsinsciencehave enhancedthequalityoflifeformanypeoplewithsensorydisabilitiesbyprovidingthingsas alternativemethodsofcommunication,increasingmobilityandtechnologyforsensory enhancement.Forexample,soundandsmellhasastronginfluenceinourdailylivesitincreasesour emotionalquotientthusimprovingourproductivityduringworkTherefore,thewayweperceive realitycanbetiedtoouremotionshence,senseperceptioninsomewayscangrowourperceptionof reality.
Toconclude,Ipersonallybelievethatsenseperceptionisdependentonmanyexternalfactorsthus canlimitthewayweperceiverealityandcansometimesbetrayusormemorythatinfluencesour waysofknowing.Realityisalteredeverydaytosomeextent.However,wehavebecomeintelligent enoughtounderstandthisideaoverthedecades,hencewecannotletthesethingscomeintheway oftruthThatiswhyweusereasonandlogicandputasideoursenseperceptionsandtrytosee thingsnotastheyarebutaswe
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ReflectionPaperOnSensePerception
PERCEPTION
Perceptionisdefinedashowyoulookatothersandtheworldaroundyou.Beingabletoselect, organizeandinterceptinformationstartstheperceptualprocess.Perceptionaffectsthewaypeople communicatewithothers.Anindividual'spatternofthinkingcanaffecttheirperceptionofothers. Mostpeoplecommunicatebestwithpeopleofsimilarcultures
ThearticlesthatIreaddiscussedSocialPerception.SocialPerceptionwasdescribedasinterpreting informationaboutotherpeople.Ifyoufeelthatyouarefamiliarwithaperson,youperceivetohave abetterunderstandingofthatpersonintentionThepatternofthinkingcanaffectaperson's perceptionofothers.Thesocialcontexts,inwhichyoumeetsomeone,canplaya...showmore content
(3)FirstImpressionerrorallowsalastingimpressiontobeformedbasedonaninitialmeeting.This canbepositiveornegative.Ifyouaregoingtoajobinterviewandtheinterviewerseesyour appearanceisneatandyouarepreparedoftheinterview,thiscoulddeterminewhetherornotyou arechosenforthejob.Ontheotherhandiftheinterviewerseesthatyouarenotdressed appropriatelyfortheinterviewandareunpreparedthiscouldalsobeadeterminingfactorinwhether ornotyougetthejob.
(4)Projectionallowsbelievethatotherpeoplehavesimilarbeliefs.Ifyouareapersonwhobelieves thatallpeoplearehonestandtruthful,projectionisthebeliefthatotherssharethesametruthfulness andhonesty,andweknowthatisnottrue.
(5)Self–Fulfillingprophecyaffectstheoutcomeofexpectationswhileinteractingwithothers.An, exampleofthisisPresidentBushconvincedCongressthatinvadingIraqwouldliberatethecountry andmaketheworldasaferplace,withoutknowingthatitwouldmaketheIraqirebelsfeelthatwe wereoccupyingtheircountryandtryingtotakecontroltheoil.
Comparingourselvestootherstoseehowwemeasureupandusingpastexperiencescaneffect perceptionsthatwehavewithothers.Therearemanyprocessesthatinfluenceperception. Consciouslydecidingwhatinformationtopayattentiontocaninfluencemanydecisionswemake Understandingdifferentculturesand
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PerceptionofOthers
Thereisnosecondchanceforafirstimpression.Perceptionhasneverbeenrandom,sincethe beginningoftimeithasbeenhumannaturetojudgeothersbeforereallygettingachancetoknow themPeopleimmediatelycastothersintostereotypesineverysituation:theyformaschema,oran organizedsetofthoughtsaboutsomethingcontainingpropertiesanduses.Theseschemaseffectthe waypeoplecarrythemselvesaroundothers.Schemasareusuallyformedwithineightsecondsof gettingtheinitialimpressionofapersonThisbypsychologistsisknowasthe?eight–secondrule,? wherepeoplehavebeenproventoformhypothesizesaboutotherswithineightsecondsofmeeting orseeinganindividualfortheshowmorecontent seemstobevery?uncool?tosaytheleast.Hisoversizedplaidjacket,tightlacedlargesneakers,and tightjeanscombiningwithhisoutofcontrolcurlyhairandspectaclesallowmyselftoautomatically place?theguybehindme?inastereotypeofnerdsThewayhecrosseshislegsalsoleadsmeto believeheisoneofthosethatprobablyenjoycomputersandDungeons&Dragons,yetforallI knowthisguycouldbethebestbasketballplayeratCatawba.ByhisappearanceIhavealready madeassumptionsabouthislifestyle,orformedsomethingreferredtoasFunctionalAssociation. AfterrealizingtheextentofjudgementIcastonothers,Ibegantocontemplateifotherswouldplace meincertainstereotypesifIdidn?tappearasIdo;so,Idecidedtoformmyownexperiment Idecidedtomakemyselfsalient,orstandout,tobetterseemyimpressionsonpeople.Ibegana three–dayexperimentwhereIwouldwearmynot–soattractiveglasses,ahoodedsweatshirt,and VelcroshoesfromWal–Marttodresslikeonewouldcalla?bum.?Ofmymanyexperiencesofthe weekend,threestoodoutfromalltherest:myattendanceatthesoccergame,mytriptotheBar Charlottenightclub,andbeingintroducedtonewfriends.
NogirlintheirrightmindwoulddancewithaguywithbiguglyglassesForweallknowtheyhave alreadyformedsomethingcalledanillusorycorrelation,oramemoryofanegativeordistasteful personorinstance.HereIbegantolookatnot
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'Weseeandunderstandthingsnotastheyarebutasweare'
ChristopherColumbus,inthe1440'sonhisvoyagetoAmerica,sawthreemermaidsanddescribed themasinsightoffemaleswhorosefromthesea.DidChristopherColumbusImaginethemermaids becausehewasinterestedinfantasiesordidheactualseeit?OnonehandIdobelievethatwe understandandseethingsnotastheyarebutasweare,ontheotherhanddisagreewiththis statement.Thewayweviewthingsreflectsonourpersonalityandeachofourpersonalityis differentandsomepeoplealsohavesimilarpersonality."Wedonotseethingsthewaytheyarebut asweare"issaidtobeaJewishproverbTheproverbtalksabouthowweareengagedwithsense perception.It...showmorecontent...
Emotionsareofdifferenttypessad,happy,angry,cheerfulandmanymore.Sometimespeoplehave mixedemotionsaswell.Weknowemotionsbecausewefeelthemandittellsusaboutwhat'sgoing oninourmind.
OurstateofmindalsodependsonthewayweviewthingsEachpersonhasdifferentwaysofseeing things.Eventhougheachpersonviewsthingsdifferentlybutonestateofmindcanmaketheperson seethingsthesame.Whenapersonissadtheneverythingaroundhimwouldbesadandwouldreact inamanner,whichwouldmakeeveryone,upset.Whenapersonishappythenthepeoplearound himwouldbehappy.Thewaypeopleviewthingdependsonemotion.Ifapersonissadthen everyoneabouthimcouldbesadWhenmanypeoplearesadtheycouldreactthesamewayIn somewaysabstractideascouldbeviewedthesameforeveryoneandeachideacouldmakethe personviewthingsdifferently.
CulturecanplayaveryimportantroleinthewayweviewthingsEachculturehasitsownvalues andeverycultureisdifferentfromoneanother;theyinferthingsastheyarebutonhowitseems.In Indianculturenowomanisallowedtoworkortobeexposedtotheworldaroundherbutin Americaeverywomanhasthefreedomofrights.IfIndianswouldseetheAmericanwomenthen theywouldbeashamedofhowAmericais,theyunderstandandseethingsastheyareandastheir cultureisCulturealsomakes
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DamionStone
AreSomeDecisionsBaseon:PerceptionorReality?
Haveyoueverthoughtyouheardsomething,buttherewasnothingthere?Haveyoueverthought yousawsomeoneinthecornerofyoureye,andwhenyoulookedtherewasnopersonthere?When welookdownfromahighbuildingonpeople,dotheyappearsmalllikeants?Aren'tthere thousandsofoccasionswhenwedomisperceive?Whatisrealityandperception?Mainstream sciencedescribesrealityas"thestateofthingsastheyactuallyexist"Sorealityissimply: everythingweobserve.Perceptionistheprocessbywhichorganismsinterpretandorganize sensationtoproduceameaningfulexperienceoftheworld(sapdesignguild.orgnp).Ibelievepeople shouldbasesomedecisionsshowmorecontent
Ihavecomeacrossthisscenarioinmysociallifeandalsoatschool.ThisisthefirsttimeIam involvedinasituationofbeingaccusedofplagiarismTherefore,Iadditasamarkinmylearning andlifeexperiences.Iamcurrentlyastudentataparticularuniversity,workinghardtogetgood gradessoastoleavewithtwoconcentrationsinbusiness.Letmeshareanexamplewithmyreaders ofaneventthatoccurredinmylife.Iwasaccusedofplagiarism.IhadthechoiceastohowIam goingtorespondtoit.(IusethisexamplebecauseitissomethingIhavebeenthrough).Iknowfora factthatIdidnotplagiarize,andIwaswillingtomakethetruthbearealityIcanchoosetoseethe eventassomethingterribleandunfairtowhichIwillrespondaccordingly.OrIcanchoosetosee theeventassomethingthatwillinspiremetomakesomethingmoreofmylife,totrymybestto resolveitassoonaspossible,andhopeIwillneverfindmyselfgettingtrappedinthissituationever again.Myteacherthoughtmyfinalpaperwassimilarinideastoanotherperson'sincontentand structure.Therefore,shegradesmedownfromanAtoaCplus,becauseofsuspicionofplagiarism. Thatwasbecauseofherperceptionofme,andoflifewhichalsobecameherreality.Itdidnotmake itrealityformeandmyrealitywasverydifferentfromhers.FromthisexampleIcanseethatIdid nothavecontrolover
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PerceptionvsReality
Introduction
SensationandPerception
SensationsandPerceptionsarerelatedbuttotaldifferentconcepts.Adistinctionhasbeenmade betweensensationsandperceptionsThomasReid(1758)Thephilosopherwhomadetheoriginal distinctionbetweensensationandperception.Heproposedthatthecrucialdifferencebetweenthe twotermswasthatperceptionalwaysreferstoexternalobjectswhereassensationsrefersto experienceswithinapersonthatisnotlinkedtoexternalobjects
AnexamplefollowingReid'swayofdistinguishingbetweensensationandperceptionworldbesay thatifthelightofastarwearesensingatinypointofbrightnessaslinkedtoanactualobjectsuchas thestarorevenifwemistakeitforafireflyweareperceive...showmorecontent...
WeareusuallyreferringtothepinnaThefunnylookingstructurethatstickoutfromthesidesof ourhands.Pinnaisthemostpartoftheearthatisimportantinhelpingustolocatesoundsandisof greatimportanceforthoseofuswhoweareyeglassesorearringsThemajorworkingoftheearis foundinsidethehead,hiddenfromview.Itisthesehiddenplacesinsidetheheadthatsoundwaves musttravelbeforetheyareheard.inthefirststageoftheirjourneytheypassthroughtheouterear whichconsistofpinnaandtheauditorycanal,auditorycanalisatube–likestructureabout3cm longwhosefunctionistoprotectthedelicatestructuresofthemiddleearfromthehazardsofthe outside
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Yourperceptionishowyouseethings,andbasicallywhatyouthinkaboutthemwhenyouseethem. Forexample,twopeoplemightseethesamethingvisuallylikeforanexampletwoindividualssee anoldermanwithabeardandraggedclothesonthestreetwithasignaskingformoney.Personone mightperceivehimasalazyhumanbeing,andthinkheneedstogetajob.Andtheotherindividual, ontheotherhand,mightperceivehimtobeaguywho,throughnofaultofhisown,needshelp,and stilldeservesrespect.Ourperceptionsareshapedbyourupbringingmostly,andbywhatweare taughtbyothers.Racismisanotherexampleofperception.It'sallaboutwhatyour"opinion"is whenyouseesomethingEveryoneatleastonceintheirlifehasjudgedorevenstereotyped someonejustbytakingonelookattheir...showmorecontent...
IrememberwatchingthatshowwhenIwasyoungerandwouldalwaysperceivea"geek"tolook likethat.Butthat'swhatmoviesandtelevisionshowsdo,theyareknownforstereotypingandwith thatotherwhoaren'ttaughtwillalsoperceiveandbelievethesestereotypesthattheseHollywood filmsareshowingPerceptionandstereotypesisamassiveproblemthatalotofindividualsofcolor arefacinginanegativeway.BothmyparentsbeingHispanictheyhavehadtheirexperienceswith stereotypescomingintheirwaythatbeingpeopleassumingthattheycannotspeakEnglishand whentheydospeakEnglishtheygetbackhandedcomplimentssayingthattheyweresurprisedthat theyspeak"goodEnglish'.That'sanexampleofwhatmicroaggressionis,verbal,nonverbal,or insultswhethertheywereintentionalorunintentionalBeinghalfColombianfrommymother'sside IhaveheardsomanystereotypesabouthowColombiansaredrugdealers.Everyoneknowswho PabloEscobaris.However,whatheisn'tisafairrepresentationofallColombians.Noteveryonein ColombiaisacoketraffickerordruglordAlso,shockingfact,cokeisnotevenlegalin
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ExampleOfPerceptionResearchPaper
