Selectivity of Perception
List at least 1 way interests play into Selectivity of Perception
Filters that determine what stands out as you scan the world around you
Patterns of interests and what we see are constantly changing
What is "Seeing is Believing"
Beliefs and expectations affect how we see things
When should we trust our senses (List at least 1)
Can misinterpret what we see
Fail to notice something
Misremember what we have seen
Independent reality could be the most reasonable hypothesis, even if we can’t prove it
What is Sensation?
Raw uninterpreted perceptual information which floods into our senses from the world around us
List at least 1 way Emotions play into Selectivity of perception
Optimists/pessimists
Strong emotions influence how we see a person/situation
Love
Fear
(Open ended) Give an example that was listed for "Seeing is Believing"
(Open ended correct answer decided by hosts)
What is Confirmation of another sense
If two senses conflict, it could be an illusion
Touch generally takes priority
Empiricism disproves what?
itself
What is Common Sense Realism
The belief that the world is more or less what we perceive it to be
List both ways culture play into selectivity of perception
Vision
“Other-race effect”
Sound
As we learn a language, decreased ability to distinguish sounds in other languages
(Specific from the doc) Give an example that was listed for "Seeing is Believing"
Astronomers who claimed they saw the planet Vulcan
Differing claims about what happened on “Bloody Sunday”
Coherence...
Things that don’t “fit” with our view of the world
Current knowledge, scientific theories, etc.
To what extent does perception give us knowledge of ultimate reality?
Pain, taste, and color are objective experiences
“The tree in the forest”
Tables in a classroom
What is Empiricism?
A school of thought which emphasizes all knowledge must be gained through perception
List both ways Change Blindness play into Selectivity of perception
Bad at noticing changes in our environments that are obvious in retrospect
Calls reliability of eyewitnesses into question
What about "Seeing is Believing" should be treated with caution
Uncorroborated testimony of a single eyewitness should be treated with caution
Independent testimony states that what is reliable
Eyewitness testimony from a large group is much more reliable
Most people are...
intuitive realists
What is Figure and Ground?
Our natural tendency to focus on certain aspects of what we perceive and treat the rest of background
The four bullet points of Selectivity of perception are...
A vast amount of data floods our senses, so specific things stand out
Intensity and contrast
Moving objects
Depends on biology, interests, emotions, culture
According to scientists... why is Seeing is Believing an unreliable source
Our experiences and the things we witness aren't always accurate
Why is eyewitness testimony considered reliable
Because, perception is fallible, we can never be certain, but it’s enough on which to base knowledge claims.
What are the 3 realisms
Common-sense Realism
How we perceive the world mirrors how it really is
Scientific Realism
World is an independent reality, different from how we perceive it
“Soundless, colorless, odorless realm of atoms”
Phenomenalism
Matter is the permanent possibility of sensation
The world doesn’t exist outside of our experience of it
Follows from empiricism (all knowledge based on experience)
What is Visual Agnosia
a visual impairment in which a sufferer is able o see things but is unable to recognize to interpret