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 how some people see faces,
• 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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