PERCEPTION: THE BUSINESS OF CREATING MEANING

What is perception?

How does perception differ from sensation? (How is perception both less than sensation and more than sensation?)

The Gestalt psychologists show that because perception is an active process, perception is not reality.

The Gestalt Psychologists show us how we naturally organize our sensations.

How experience shapes perception.

Implications of perception and reality sometimes being two different things.

See perceptual phenomena for yourself.

Review the learning objectives for this unit.


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