Perception

A paradoxical question has arisen from many philosophers’ musings: what is reality? Plato gives his version of the answer in his anxiety-inducing “Allegory of the Cave”. In a dark cave, Plato depicts prisoners who have been “chained so that they cannot move, and can only see” what is in front of them (Plato). With this restriction in movement, they are only able to see the shadows of “men passing along the wall carrying all sorts of vessels, and statues and figures of animals” (Plato). These…

Siddhartha 's journey to the Truth was by no means a simple one. The beginning of the novel, Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, starts off by introducing Siddhartha 's struggle; "Siddhartha had begun to feel the seeds of discontent within in him... He had begun to suspect that that his worthy father and his other teachers, the wise Brahmins, had already passed on to him the bulk and best of their knowledge" (Hesse 5). Similarly, Neo, the main character in the Wachowskis ' The Matrix, feels a similar…

Culturally Specific Causal Cognition There are over seven billion people in this world that continue to occupy all corners of the earth and it is just recently, with the aid of technology, that they are fully able to connect with the vast variety of people, and explore other cultures with much ease. However, why is culture so important in shaping the way people interact with their surroundings? Why are humans so unique while so similar biologically? Psychologists are now able to answer those…

Police Perceptions Research by Venama (2014) noted low levels of reporting including the examination of law enforcement perspectives on sexual assault and how those perceptions may influence decision making warrant more exploration. Sleath and Bull (2017) who conducted a systematic review over 24 published articles regarding police perceptions of rape victims and the impact on case decision making found that some police officers hold problematic attitudes about rape victims, although this is…

thats why bodybuilders are perceived as rude junkies, muscle heads, however there are people that respect them for their dedication in the bodybuilding. The outside world has two different perceptions towards bodybuilding.There are people who are simply uneducated about body building and there are those who respect their lifestyle and act as sense of motivation.It is these stereotypes that have been given unfair judgment to groups and there are…

BC5 CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND COGNATION LEARNING II M2014EE007_HARSHILA Briefly scan the science, mathematics engineering education literature. Locate and describe a misconception/ alternative conception around a topic discussed in literature (such as Earth being flat Vs. the ‘correct’ conception of it being round) exhibited among children/students. Discuss this misconception and its nature in relation to networks perspective as well as Gibson’s idea of “affordance”. Try to build a discussion along…

Visualization and Mind-Dependent Objects If I tell you that everything in the world that you can see only exists in your mind, would you believe me? Most likely, you would think that the idea is absurd and that it is against common sense. What if I say that there are philosophers that can prove this concept? In the First Dialogue of Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, George Berkeley does just that. He simulates dialogues between two philosophers to try to show that mind-independent…

People’s perception of science is often a physical thing. When you hear the word science you think of chemicals and experiments with outcomes that are visible to the human eye. Psychology is not like that; it is different experiments with outcomes that are not visible…

Does this dress makes me look fat? Should I need to lose some weight? These types of demeaning statement has went throughout a woman’s head at least once in her life. Throughout time, there has been many different eras and social acceptances. The outside world and the social norm have a huge impact on woman and the way that they are supposed to perceive their body. Rosalind Coward, a journalist, published a piece called “The Body Beautiful.” Its main purpose is to shed light on what people…

The Umwelt, or the physical world: Justin believes that all living things are innately and intricately connected and believes that all physical beings and their energies are intertwined. Justin stated that, “I interact with all the matter in the world,” and goes onto explain that he believes that every individual effects every other individual in a beautiful way. Justin is aware of his instincts and is cognizant that he is protective but also defensive at times by projecting his anxieties onto…