Perception

aloof, dishonest, cold, and condescending. As explained before, Coyle (1993) notes that a negative impression is very difficult to change once formed, even in the light of new positive information – as was the case with my experience. My negative perception of the manager was then intensified by the reverse halo effect. By using my personality theory and its distortions of the halo effect, I built on my impression of her by attributing my…

First of all, the operational definition of the dependent variable was not well defined. It is too broad to be measured with a six-item scales. Also, there might be some other variables which were not be detected to influence the participants’ perception. Third, some parts of the materials were very similar. For example, some descriptions of the profiles shared same characteristics, so it might have caused the participants confusion which eventually affected the ratings. Fourth, since majority…

"the swamp". In order to develop a proper relationship between the speaker and the swamp, the author uses stark hyperbole, specific figurative language, and consistent tone. In the very beginning of the poem, the author establishes the speaker's perception of the Swamp through the use of hyperbole. Over-exaggeration lends deep insight into the ideas of a piece. The extremity of a hyperbole makes clear to…

Rene Descartes was a French mathematician and philosopher from the 1600s who created the Cartesian plane and is the author of “Meditations.” In “Meditations,” he mentioned his goal was to want certain knowledge to be firm and lasting, or undoubtable as he explained there are already many things that are deceiving us such as sense data (e.g. optical illusions) and dreams. Thus, he suggested that everyone should doubt old beliefs, old habits, seemingly obvious truths such as 2+3=5, and anything…

Plato suggested that the mind’s perception of what is real is brought about by visualization/ having seen something, and that as humans, we are blinded by only what we are allowed to see (Pačesová, 2013). Plato argued that knowledge gained through the senses is no more than opinion and if…

Discovery can encompass the many experiences of discovering something for the first time or rediscovering something that has been lost, forgotten or concealed. These discoveries can change an individual’s perspective of human nature and the wider world. The theme of discovery is projected throughout the play, ‘The Tempest’ (1610), by William Shakespeare and the novel, ‘The Perks of being a Wallflower’ (1999), by Stephen Chbosky. The Tempest, written in the Jacobean era and reflecting aspects and…

current general meaning. Buck-Morss recuperates aesthetics etymological meaning to define the concept as the “sensory experience of perception” (6).…

Online services have unique characteristics that offline services do not possess, which can affect the perception of service quality. These characteristics could include, for example, server problems, outages for backing up information, and connectivity issues (Collier & Bienstock, 2006). Unfortunately, up to now, a generally accepted definition of E-service…

many notable writers such as Plato and Bacon provided their own views on the source of knowledge. In his short story the “Allegory of the cave”, Plato claims that by identifying our identities and breaking through the barriers created by our false perception, we will be able to access that source of true knowledge buried deep inside our minds. To illustrate this point, Plato uses metaphors, similes, and direct comparisons to establish relevance to the reader and life to the text. Likewise, Bacon…

What if one day you awoke from troubled dreams and ascertained that you were transformed into an enormous bug? What if you thought it was just a vision and continued to sleep? What if you wake up and your vision was true? What do you do? If you are Gregor Samsa you don't question it but instead continue with your daily rut. Kafka’s Metamorphosis is, as the name suggests, a story about evolving. From the moment that Gregor Samsa awakes from his ‘troubled dreams’, the theme unfolds. The…