PERCEPTION: THE BUSINESS OF CREATING MEANING
To experience some interesting perceptual phenomena, you can
See the
"face" on Mars
(from NASA),
See the
Virgin Mary on a lemon
,
See
how a photo can be interpreted two very different ways
,
See examples from Christmas songs that illustrate that
what people hear isn't always what is said/sung
,
See how bias can affect political perceptions (from the
Daily Show
),
Gorge yourself on over 100 illusions
,
Hear that different societies seem to hear
animal noises differently
,
Visit the San Francisco Exploratorium by clicking
here
,
See a video that gives you the sense of what
some people may experience when they have disturbing auditory hallucinations
, and
Experience the
McGurk effect
.
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