Our Perception Is Our Reality Essay

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1. Describe three (3) things that the different senses all have in common.
A group of sensory cells that send signals to the brain where they are received and interpreted

2. Give two (2) reasons why Naïve Realism is incorrect.
1. They are believed to see the world differently which makes them odd to most people, and people fear what they cannot understand.
2. Naive believes that society is trapped by they own rules ideas while Naïve refused to be put into a box or category, and society consider any group that has a different in opinion, thoughts or belief untrustable or dangerous.

3.Explain the phrase, “Our perception is our reality.” Explain why this is not necessarily always a good thing for people. Perception is reality, but it is not

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