Perception

Aristotle’s theory on people’s perception of reality was that ultimately, perception is reality. He said that the sole task of human consciousness is to perceive and that there is only one reality: that which man perceives. Perception occurs in being moved or affected, and it seems to be a type of alteration. From perception comes memory, from memory comes experience, and from experience comes a principle of truth and knowledge. Therefore, perception is the foundation for all human knowledge,…

part of many different organizations that shape our lives (Survey of Communication Study/Chapter 11 - Organizational Communication, 2015) and our perception of the world. Perception is how we process and interpret sensory information from our environment and use it to construct our individual version of reality (Influences on Perception, n.d.). Our perception dictates how we view individuals, the decisions we make, the first impressions we create, and traits the we attribute to situations we…

• In your own words, describe ways in which the processes of visual perception help you to engage in everyday activities, such as driving a car or preparing a meal. You can select other activities. Visual perception creates an image of the environment around us and of the objects within it. Thus, allowing us to navigate successfully the world around us, interacting with the objects and individuals that populate it. The sensory receptor known as the eye is responsible for the visual image that is…

In the philosophy of perception there is a long history of debate over the distinction between sensation and perception, and about how the former relates to the latter. (Hahn 14 May) Thomas Reid and Hermann von Helmholtz, two prominent figures in this discussion, approach these questions from very different angles. Reid 's theory is more phenomenological and he advocates direct realism. (Hahn 28 May) In his view, the sensory perception of an object requires that the perceiver has firm confidence…

doors of perception. is a quote by Aldous Huxley. Perceiving others is the nature of every human being. When I entered Great Lakes I looked around the people and had different perceptions on each of them. I am sure even they would have had some perception on me too. Every time I perceive others it will be mostly through some action of theirs and not just by their appearance, but even that can turn out to be different. But the most important thing is we need to be ready to change that perception…

Helen Thomson of the BBC reported on aphantasia, which is a condition where a person is unable to form mental imagery, or imagine things. Aphantasia fits into cognitive neuroscience, because it related to people’s mental perceptions. Cognition plays a role, but more in a lack of there of sense because people with aphantasia have the inability to creat images with their mind. In the article, Thomson reports about a person named Philip, who had no idea that people had the ability to create mental…

discerning the fine visual details that distinguish one face from another. In fact, this extraordinary face perception ability requires so much computational power that multiple regions of the brain, including the inferior occipital gyrus and fusiform gyrus, appear to be dedicated to face perception (Haxby, Hoffman, & Gobbini, 2001). This neural specialization speaks to the importance of face perception in humans’ longevity as a social species. Just by looking upon people’s faces, one can gain…

these experiences produce a difference in perceptions. Because there is a difference in perceptions among people, Blake proves that perceptions are not accurate measurements of the world. More so, he believes that society limits the imagination and in doing so, limits humans’ perceptions of the world. Throughout his poetry collections, Blake conveys that humans have a natural inclination toward imagination, but experience and society shape our perceptions and cause limited interactions with the…

The disinclination of humans to question the information they perceive is a timeless phenomenon. This concept dates back to 380 BC, when Plato wrote the short story, “Allegory of the Cave”, in his magnum opus, The Republic. The allegory depicts humankind as prisoners, bound so they can only see what is directly in front of them: shadows cast by various objects passing behind them. However, as they have only ever been exposed to the shadows, the prisoners believe they are the true forms of each…

Sensation and Perception Sensations can be defined as the passive process of bringing information from the outside world into the body and to the brain. The process is passive in the sense that we do not have to be consciously engaging in a "sensing" process. Perception can be defined as the active process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting the information brought to the brain by the senses. Perception is our way of making contact with our environment and discovering what is happening…