Perception

Perspective is important. Perspective can be equated to perception, and our perception is how we see or understand things. These things hold great power over how we see our lives. In Rory Sutherland’s Ted Talk “Perspective is everything” he talks about how powerful perspective is and how changing your perspective can the enrich the livelihood of your life. His main ideal is that most people are happier when they feel they are in control of their life. There is power all around us, we hold power…

knows for sure is true. In the first meditation titled: “Concerning those things that can be called into doubt,” Descartes presents many skeptical arguments, doubting each one. He falsifies his arguments about perception, dreams, evil demons and God. First, Descartes believes that his perceptions are deceiving him and that senses cannot be trusted. He thinks that things aren't always the way they seem like sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell. However, he doesn’t doubt everything about…

MacGregor’s case study in On the Level. Although I have already discussed Mr. MacGregor’s case, I believe it is important as his case helps to explain perception and analogy as he used analogy to create an alternative solution to his perceptual problem. This case study is very substantial to understanding how the brain works. Mr. MacGregor’s case is unique in that he suffered from Parkinson’s disease which…

Through giving personal viewpoints and opinions of many characters, the novel illustrates the manner in which emotions, varying relationships, and underlying racism can affect one’s judgment or perception of such an occurrence they are bearing witness to. These variables are also shown to affect the perceptions of people who did not directly witness the incident, but are impacted…

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is a fictional account of a man’s journey from ignorance to enlightenment. In this story, Plato creates a hyperbolic analogy to the limitations of human perception. He implies that the shadows the prisoners see mold their reality, because it’s the only sensory information they have been directly exposed to. The point he is trying to make is that the knowledge of man is limited by what we perceive, just as the prisoner’s in the story. Obviously, we are led to believe…

Abstract This paper is about cognition and methods of assessment to test the cognitive level of an individual. It is targeted on four main tests to evaluate the level of perception, attention, short term memory (STM) and long term memory (LTM) of a selected person. The four main tests are Muller-Lyer Illusion test to test the perception level, stroop effect to test the attention, remember 12 words task to test the STM and finally remember 10 pictures task to test the LTM. This also includes a…

In their writings, Descartes and Berkeley argue the nature of sensible objects. Sensible objects are what are perceivable to the mind. The nature of how these objects are perceived and if, what the mind perceives exists is the foundation of both Descartes and Berkeley’s arguments. Are sensible objects distinctly external matter that are perceived by the mind, or are they created within the distinct mind and perceived directly. The arguments are related to Descartes and Berkeley’s different…

In “Mediation III”, Descartes establishes that the idea of clear and distinct perception rest on the foundation of a perfect God. Yet, Descartes proof of God appears to be grounded in the the idea that we clearly perceive this supreme being. His appeal to the “natural light of reason” isn 't any different than us perceiving clearly and distinctly. Descartes is relying on his reliability of perception of God in his attempt to prove that God exists. This circular reasoning is what is known…

When I was 2 years old my family and I lived in a tiny brick building on the corner of A street in Altus Oklahoma, in the parking lot of the church my dad worked at. One day there was a white pick up truck parked in the parking lot, closer to the church, and the janitor of the church was giving away Labrador puppies. There were a few in the truck bed and one in the truck, the only boy and the janitor was not giving him away. My family had been wanting a pet and this was the perfect opportunity…

Loneliness is an ever growing public health concern. Its negative effects on self-efficacy, self-esteem, and overall self-worth affects not only individual’s perception of self, but their role in society and their quality of life. Previous research suggests that loneliness depiction is inversely related to social desirability, such that individuals depicted as lonely are viewed as flawed or inadequate. One previous study administered the UCLA Loneliness Scale to 275 undergraduates and asked…