PERCEPTION: THE BUSINESS OF CREATING MEANING

• amazing (cartoon) and
• 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."—Anaïs 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?
  • College educated people see Trump differently than those without a college education
  • 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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