PERCEPTION: THE BUSINESS OF CREATING MEANING

Perception is the process of putting sensations together into a useable (but not necessarily accurate) mental representation of the world.

Perception is personal--we don't all perceive things the same way ("We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are."�Ana�s Nin)
Examples that remind us that we don't all perceive things the same way.

The great dress debate: Is the dress blue and black or white and gold?
Do you hear Laurel or Yanny?
Do you see blue or green?
Is this a photo of a man or of a dog?
Even when walking a dog, conservatives and liberals see things differently
People in different cultures may hear dog barking very differently

How does perception differ from sensation?

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